
The Cause
While there are some ageless principles of manliness, characteristics celebrated by hundreds of different cultures in many different eras, some of the ideals of manhood have varied across peoples and time periods. These aspects of manliness were planted in transitory parts of culture.
For many ancient cultures, manhood was signified by forms referred to as ‘rites of passages’. After those rites of passage, the new “man’ would then transition from ‘boyhood’ into the ‘manhood’ and in the process, would be taught survival skills, how to hunt, how to fight and protect the community, sexual matters et al. When manhood is connected to such cultural, and ultimately ephemeral guideposts, and times change, a crisis of manhood results. Some men then cling stubbornly to a past that cannot be recreated while others seek to redefine manliness in ways that while well-intentioned, end up stripping manhood of its unique vitality. Thus, the definition of manliness clearly needs to be rooted in a firm and immovable foundation. One that works across time, place, and culture and is attainable for any man, in any situation.
The modern day society has concentrated on the girl child, for good reason, and forgotten about the boy child. The basic value system in the society like honour, respect, fear of God, responsibility and basic sound values has merely collapsed.