What is the measure of a man or a woman?
Truthfully, I'm curious to see how your mind works. Intellectual answers are very welcome.
There's a poem about the measure of a man which is one of my favorites....”If” by Rudyard Kipling:
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too.
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster,
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make a heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!
(it was written around 1895 and first published in 1910)....I agree with most of it.
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too.
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster,
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make a heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!
(it was written around 1895 and first published in 1910)....I agree with most of it.
DragonFruit · 70-79, M
Notme123abc · 100+, M
I measure a person by their impact on others (positive and negative). The more positive the better the measure as well as the flip side of the coin.
I keep trying to live up to the example of one of my teachers who positively impacted so many lives. I was amazed when they passed away that so many prior students traveled hundreds of miles to pay their respects. There were over 500 prior students at the service, all with fond memories of how this teacher changed their lives for the better.
I keep trying to live up to the example of one of my teachers who positively impacted so many lives. I was amazed when they passed away that so many prior students traveled hundreds of miles to pay their respects. There were over 500 prior students at the service, all with fond memories of how this teacher changed their lives for the better.
trackman11 · 61-69, M
The measure of a man is enough pride to stand tall in a storm; enough humility to place his faith in God
The measure of a man is the wisdom to know that one woman is enough; enough sense to never try to possess her.
The measure of a man is to live generously and avoid being wasteful
The measure of a man is to freely extend Grace to others, eliminate bitterness and never lose site of his own need for God’s grace.
It’s too easy to chase affirmation; groom anger and bitterness and seek pleasure.
I hope to “measure up” someday. 🙂
The measure of a man is the wisdom to know that one woman is enough; enough sense to never try to possess her.
The measure of a man is to live generously and avoid being wasteful
The measure of a man is to freely extend Grace to others, eliminate bitterness and never lose site of his own need for God’s grace.
It’s too easy to chase affirmation; groom anger and bitterness and seek pleasure.
I hope to “measure up” someday. 🙂
therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
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