I read this from a friend earlier today:
"Here's the thing. Men like me never get anywhere. Ideas are easy. Success is
hard. We are easily led astray by every little wind of hope, every tiny glimmer
of a light at the end of a long dark path. In the end all of it is folly. It is
all a fools dream."
Words of comfort didn't come forth. It's hard to read; it must have been difficult to write. Life transition brings on the darkest of days before a sunrise. Trite responses are unnecessary.
As we mid life women wrangle with life's direction, at least we tend to have an inbuilt emotional structure to manage the chaos. Men...I have come across so many who are ill prepared to handle the second half of their lives...especially if the first half has been less than successful.
Society favors the male gender until he ages. Yes, he will probably have built more financial stability but even that is changing. With the higher enrollment of women in college and wealth being managed in a more feminine friendly way, this century will not bode well for traditional masculinity.
No words of comfort. Even the phrase "man up" would be inappropriate. Suffering is an equal opportunity venture now....
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