Real masculinity v. evil
October 23rd, 2005I’ll personally take all the abuse you can dish out. Be aware that you don’t have enough, because physical pain is temporary and I don’t care in the slightest what you think.
But if you ever set out to hurt someone that I love or I am charged to protect, you can be certain without wavering that I’ll gladly give my life to take yours.
I mean that and I’ll feel no guilt, either. Pride would be a greater problem for me than guilt after I slit your throat.
I also just summed up true masculinity and the basic Gospel in three sentences.
If a man doesn’t exist to be a buffer, he hasn’t learned how to be a man yet.
“If a man doesn’t know how to be a buffer, he doesn’t know how to be a man yet.”
That’s why ya’ll got bigger shoulders, right?
It has nothing to do with shoulders, dear. I’m a small man, physically, and not at all prone to violence.
That was about what makes a man.
That’s why I tied it to the story of our redemption. I started writing it and realized that I was describing exactly what Jesus Christ did for me. He’s the standard of masculinity. I’ve still got a lot to learn about his example, but I learned a lot just while typing that post. One thing I learned is that I’ve got that part down.
I was joking. Sort of. What I intended was that men were intended to carry the “responsibility” of leadership as God intended it, through serving and loving those around them. Physiology doesn’t “carry ” the metaphor well. Emotionally, spiritually (and all the other lly’s I can’t think of right now) men were created to bear/block/buffer.
Whether or not any particular man chooses to walk in the capacity they were intended to? Well, any woman trying to be a man fails miserably. Men trying to act like women look equally silly.
That’s all. :)
You’ve summed it up so well and demonstrated why I love you so much.
Go tell your husband what a blessed man he is. (But before you do, remember how blessed you are – I don’t think he’d care to hear it from me.)
But you could at least quote me correctly! It’s simply copy and paste!
Humble apologies, my favorite Cowboy. :) I hit “publish” without verifying the quote. Apparently I don’t have a photographic memory. Dagnabit all to heck anyhow.
Knock it off, Heidi. I told you it’s just a matter of copy and paste.
Looky here:
If a man doesn’t exist to be a buffer, he hasn’t learned how to be a man yet.
I just copied that with ALT-C and pasted it it with ALT-V. (Actually, that’s not entirely truthful, in a strictly honest sense. I did both the right way with an “Apple key.” But you’d need a Macintosh to do it the right way. Hoo-hah!)
But, I’m not beatin’ up on you.
Don’t beat on me.
“ALT – C” and “ALT – V” are not that difficult.
In addition, your flattery is just silly and.. titillating … and thus dangerous.
Knock it off some more.
I do understand cut/paste. I think you may have just offended me. Gasp. I don’t know a lot of cowboys and just because you are my favorite one doesn’t mean that I’m coming on to you. Goofball. I also have a favorite drummer, rabbi and bank teller. So there. *hmpf*
(ignore the rantings of the tired/busy/overworked)
D.C. I have been reading your blog for a few months now and have for the most part enjoyed the read, but I have a problem with your presentation of the gospel. After much thought and prayer I have decided to respond to your presentation. It is too long to post in a comment box so I posted it on my blog. I thought it only fair to let you know.
http://eaglewoodone.blogspot.com/