True Manliness by James F. Clarke (A Powerful Speech for Young Men)

Read by Shane Morris
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On Oct. 5 1878, an American preacher and social reformer named James F. Clarke delivered a timeless speech on manliness to a ministry of young men in Boston, Massachusetts.
'A false notion of manliness leads boys astray.'

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  • @KinevKeiwan
    @KinevKeiwan2 жыл бұрын

    I needed to hear that. I do not have a father who told me how to be a good man. I had books. I had stories. I have dead fathers who tought me beyond their graves. Thank you for giving them a voice to speak to their unkown sons, for they have no one to turn to. This gave me hope. Thank you.

  • @Stan-lf4nz

    @Stan-lf4nz

    2 жыл бұрын

    You have a heavenly Father.. Jesus.

  • @red8527

    @red8527

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Stan-lf4nz The heavenly father is God, not Jesus.

  • @KinevKeiwan

    @KinevKeiwan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Stan-lf4nz Heel is right. Jesus is the messenger, the holy spirit the community and God our father. :3

  • @axelsprangare2579

    @axelsprangare2579

    2 жыл бұрын

    True manliness is heroism and giving without expecting to be getting anything back.

  • @ObiNgorima

    @ObiNgorima

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@red8527 Don't force your belief on other people. Stay with what you belief and let them also be.

  • @TopsideCrisis346
    @TopsideCrisis3462 жыл бұрын

    The difference between toxic masculinity and wholesome masculinity, made plain. It is vital this generation remember that masculinity itself is not toxic, and that a good nation is built and defended by good men.

  • @UnbiasedTruth..

    @UnbiasedTruth..

    Жыл бұрын

    Toxic masculinity does not exist. What's the hallmark of TM that can not be expressed by women? Wake tf up

  • @emekaiwuala8778

    @emekaiwuala8778

    Жыл бұрын

    There's no such thing as toxic masculinity man... "That appalling phrase". There's only bad behavior

  • @StarboyXL9

    @StarboyXL9

    Жыл бұрын

    Toxic masculinity does not exist. There is merely masculinity, and cruelty disguising itself as masculinity.

  • @apexlifeismine100

    @apexlifeismine100

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen brother

  • @projectterranova

    @projectterranova

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emekaiwuala8778 Exactly. As Bedros Keuilian said (paraphrase), "There is no such thing as toxic masculinity, there is only toxicity and masculinity."

  • @victor.d6380
    @victor.d63802 жыл бұрын

    It takes courage to be a kind man .

  • @walkitoff.

    @walkitoff.

    2 жыл бұрын

    100%. Any asshole can cause pain, it takes courage to even try to remove pain from the world.

  • @Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA

    @Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kind? Lol what are you millennial? If you took kindness out of this video.. debile.

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA really? debil?.. 😈

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@walkitoff. amen.. Definetly against the grain, of this, the current social tide.. A truly Free person is derided

  • @walkitoff.

    @walkitoff.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lovealways2609 yeah it's almost like a kind of detachment from the consequences of our actions

  • @nimarus3118
    @nimarus31182 жыл бұрын

    This video made me think about my Dad. He was always imposing when I was a child. Not in a bad way. He seemed like someone who was best not to be angered. Who would fight off a bear with his bare hands if he had to in order to protect me. As a child, he seemed strong, likely due to the physical demands of his work. But he was nurturing and always encouraged me to walk a righteous path. When our community couldn't find a Santa Claus for the Christmas Party, he reluctantly volunteered to put on the suit and play the roll. In the end, he enjoyed it, maybe more than we realized. He volunteered every year since. Every December 1st, he would sit outside our local pharmacy to collect donations of cash or toys. He took the role seriously. Always suiting up before going to a Christmas Party. Never wanting to risk a child seeing Santa without his beard. He did this for many years, ensuring there was always ample toys so every child got several presents. He would visit the children in the neighborhood as Santa, especially families in financial hardships. He worked with our Non-Profit organizations to improve our community. When he did a charitable act, he never asked for payment. As Santa, he would simply ask them to donate toys or money, never setting a price. He only asked them to offer an amount they could, though he never asked anything of the poor. Then came Covid. Dad disappeared from the public, they didn't know why. They figured due to Covid Lockdowns, he must have felt it best to stay home and not possibly spread the virus. In truth, he contracted Covid in Mid to early November from his best friend. By the 22nd or 23rd, he was in the hospital. By this time, we all tested positive for Covid and isolated until the beginning of December. Those in the community knew what was happening and offered any assistance to Mom. Dad eventually went onto a ventilator. By December 14th, his brain was starved of oxygen due to viral fluid building up in his lungs. Care was withdrawn and family was actually allowed to be there as he passed away from this world. Mom called the local pharmacy, who didn't know about Dad's condition and that he passed. They said many of their employees, and regular customers, have been asking where he was. Everyone was saddened. They put out a board explaining what had happened and why Dad sat outside as Santa every year. So many left donations of cash. Some, including employees there, purchased toys and donated them too. The Manager at Walgreens even donated toys in Dad's memory. Letters of condolences and donations in Dad's memory came in almost every day. We were worried if we would have enough toys for the next Christmas Party. I can say now that our supply of toys is overflowing. He was an example of how to be a real man. I can only hope that I can grow into a man who is worthy of filling his shoes.

  • @spaceatom6844

    @spaceatom6844

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think I could say in the name of all here that your Dad was a real example, you had an exemplar and extraordinary father to inspire by. Now let him proud of what man you are become

  • @hasnainqureshi3773

    @hasnainqureshi3773

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your dad was great Live up to his legacy

  • @brok56

    @brok56

    2 жыл бұрын

    Son of a gun, this made me break. He was a man.

  • @electricboogaloo6917

    @electricboogaloo6917

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of the good things or maybe even the only one of seeing a good man pass away is seeing just how much joy and kindness he brought upon the world and how many will remember him with a smile etched upon their hearts, to see that such men still exist is the only beacon of hope to our species, there is good inside all of us and letting it out is a choise. Some men become legends not for their migth or their accomplishments, they become legends because of their kindness. I shall offer a toast in honor of your father who embodied a Santa that Children could look up to, as a man and as great father and I hope, one day I will be half the man he was.

  • @arthurradley4423

    @arthurradley4423

    2 жыл бұрын

    You had a good Daddy it sounds like. There needs to be more men like him today in this world we live in. It would for sure be a better place. May God bless you and your family.

  • @jeremy4663
    @jeremy46632 жыл бұрын

    I just turned 35 - not sure if I'm really a "young man" anymore, and who this poem is for, but this speech cleared up a lot of toxicity in my mind. Thanks - it was beautiful.

  • @bettermanchannel770

    @bettermanchannel770

    2 жыл бұрын

    Toxicity, care to provide an example?

  • @MasteryOrder

    @MasteryOrder

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never stop pursuing to become the best man that you can be. As challenging as it may seem to be to pursue manhood in today climate with all the bad references to it and not many role models, being a man means also facing challenges, regardless of what these may be. I wish you strength and willpower to pursue such a goal, and discipline to not stop when you will face difficulties. All the best to you!

  • @jeremy4663

    @jeremy4663

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bettermanchannel770 the toxicity being not focusing on protecting the weak. Using your strength to help people and the opposite being using your strength to enforce your own opinions

  • @bettermanchannel770

    @bettermanchannel770

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeremy4663 I like that man, stay directed and best wishes

  • @jeremy4663

    @jeremy4663

    2 жыл бұрын

    But these are just my own opinions, of course

  • @raidedarts7111
    @raidedarts71112 жыл бұрын

    "True manliness is tender and loving. False manliness, cold and hard" Very wise words from this True Man.

  • @alexismartinez4225

    @alexismartinez4225

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is a time to be tender and loving and there is a time to be cold and hard It’s a mixture of both

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexismartinez4225 amen.. it takes manly wisdom, to know the difference, and when and how to implement.. being a real man is an awesomely fulfilling adventure

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    *of course, the softer, kinder, more compassionate manly side should be exercised exponentially more than the other..

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    *cold and hard toward injustice and ruthlessness..

  • @silveriver9

    @silveriver9

    2 жыл бұрын

    It depends on the situation

  • @Chris-ji4iu
    @Chris-ji4iu2 жыл бұрын

    Kindness, honesty, integrity, courage ...values which are sorely missing from many today.

  • @stankygeorge

    @stankygeorge

    2 жыл бұрын

    When they turn seventeen, take them down to the recruiter and sign them up for military duty!

  • @ex-x7079

    @ex-x7079

    2 жыл бұрын

    Currently lacking in the courage but I am trying to change because vI want to.

  • @Adrian_Real

    @Adrian_Real

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ex-x7079 Do not give up - ever. Whatever challenges you have, they were designed for you to conquer. It may feel like you're not progressing. It may feel like you're hopeless. It may feel like you can't do it. Keep going. I know darkness, crippling pain, and feelings of utter perilous hopelessness. If you continue, the person you are today will die to give birth to who you really are. KEEP GOING!!!

  • @ex-x7079

    @ex-x7079

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Adrian_Real you have no idea how convenient that was for me now.

  • @ex-x7079

    @ex-x7079

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Adrian_Real just got shot down by a woman who I thought was genuinely interested.

  • @kn0234n
    @kn0234n Жыл бұрын

    This poem is not just for young, but for all men. It takes time to be a true man.

  • @johnfoster2447
    @johnfoster24472 жыл бұрын

    I'm 61 and gained a lot from this. I think sometimes we need these words even more as we grow older. Reminders of how we should be as good men. Examples for the younger.

  • @zzhh1985

    @zzhh1985

    2 жыл бұрын

    100% agree! Man benefits from reminders. All the best in your life.

  • @stankygeorge

    @stankygeorge

    2 жыл бұрын

    The young no longer listen to their elders, due to their public school brainwashing and lack of a father, no a Bo Dyke cannot be a substitute for a father no more than a man can be a substitute for a mother!

  • @lumumbachooye8352
    @lumumbachooye83522 жыл бұрын

    The greatest want of the world is the want of men, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who cannot be bought or sold, men who do not fear to call sin by it's right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as a needle is to the pole, men who would stand for the right though the heavens would fall Ellen G White

  • @serpentinewolf7085

    @serpentinewolf7085

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well shit, didn’t realize I was a man.

  • @VergilSFD

    @VergilSFD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exquisite.

  • @satownrules

    @satownrules

    2 жыл бұрын

    You beat me to it my brother. God Bless!

  • @wastelandgames9409

    @wastelandgames9409

    Жыл бұрын

    @@serpentinewolf7085 that's something I've noticed too being masculine is really just being a good person meaning anyone man or woman can do so

  • @morethan3756
    @morethan37562 жыл бұрын

    And a man, a man provides. And he does it even when he's not appreciated, or respected, or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he's a man. - Gus Fring

  • @jackjonmonaghan8758

    @jackjonmonaghan8758

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant.

  • @123571321

    @123571321

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like how no one notices the true purpose of that phrase. Just as with any man, appealing to selflessness is manipulation. Gus wanted to manipulate Walter into staying. To keep working as the mule, I mean male, he was being told he is, even when said definition was detrimental. There's no denial in the negativity of Walter, but pretending that little phrase was virtuous is disingenuous or ignorant. Choose whichever fits your case guys.

  • @ruanoosthuizen6084

    @ruanoosthuizen6084

    2 жыл бұрын

    To be a man is to bear responsibility of all the heaviest things.

  • @teetor4293

    @teetor4293

    2 жыл бұрын

    Walter White

  • @tdf123emcee2

    @tdf123emcee2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ruanoosthuizen6084 I believe that's applicable to all human beings within our physical and mental capabilities. My mother was the sole bearer of the responsabilities in my family because my father died, and she brought us out of poverty. She is not physically strong as a man, overworked hours and messed up her back. What I am trying to say here, is that as long as you face up your responsibilities in life man or woman with a partner or not, you will be as much as a man as the poem describes. You have to aspire to be a better human being. Recognizing your weaknesses and strengths, and finding value in them. Your self steem will help you avoid people that take advantage of you and your weakness will help you be kind to others who are not strong at the things you are. PD: my mother is doing better now.

  • @gentlemangel5787
    @gentlemangel57872 жыл бұрын

    This speech should be shown to every young man in the world

  • @ukulkarni

    @ukulkarni

    2 жыл бұрын

    Half of it will be labeled "toxic masculinity". It is time now for men to realize that they need to take care of themselves as the society treats them as disposable.

  • @bettermanchannel770
    @bettermanchannel7702 жыл бұрын

    Yes sir, may the age of man bring a refreshing breath. Stay strong men

  • @ThomasJones-sz3sx

    @ThomasJones-sz3sx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well put my friend!

  • @jackjonmonaghan8758
    @jackjonmonaghan87582 жыл бұрын

    This poem is perfect. This is the man I want to become.

  • @victor.d6380

    @victor.d6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    And you will become such a man .

  • @rafreyes1190

    @rafreyes1190

    2 жыл бұрын

    🥂

  • @rushiljain6541

    @rushiljain6541

    2 жыл бұрын

    Be kind but hold the potential to be dangerous against the wrong. Only if you are this way, people will respect your kindness, otherwise it will be considered just weakness, and it is

  • @regnisj5993

    @regnisj5993

    Жыл бұрын

    God Bless You

  • @StarboyXL9

    @StarboyXL9

    Жыл бұрын

    "I aspire to be a slave" This is why we're doomed.

  • @ash8207
    @ash82072 жыл бұрын

    True wisdom that is as relevant today as ever. Too many toxic, arrogant macho men out there these days who think they're "real men" but in truth are cowards & bullies. Thank you for sharing this inspiring truth!

  • @serafinhumberto6090

    @serafinhumberto6090

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol your name sounds like a woman 😂if you are you have no right to talk about men focused on your own gender

  • @stynershiner1854

    @stynershiner1854

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@serafinhumberto6090 Learn English before trying to put down somebody. It is "your", and not "you're".

  • @wastelandgames9409

    @wastelandgames9409

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree my father is a coward who says he's a real man when all he does is beat and berate me and my mom

  • @billiondollarsclub8011
    @billiondollarsclub80112 жыл бұрын

    The dear person that's reading this, we don't know each other but I wish you all the best in life❤ don't ever blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Your smile is precious and a key to a happy life...

  • @all.gemeiner4303

    @all.gemeiner4303

    Жыл бұрын

    The same to you my friend. God bless you.

  • @skh2978

    @skh2978

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you, may God protect you and provide you comfort.

  • @stingtran5621

    @stingtran5621

    Ай бұрын

    God bless you my fellows

  • @jonahstephens2904
    @jonahstephens29042 жыл бұрын

    This, along with "If-" by Rudyard Kipling and TR's "The Man in the Arena," is now easily one of my favorites on this channel. On top of all those being wonderful messages, the narrator is phenomenal. God, I wish I had a voice like Shane Morris!

  • @forresywoolum9136

    @forresywoolum9136

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍😉

  • @ppsailo

    @ppsailo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Please listen to Desiderata poem also my fav.

  • @zeonardozavinci3117
    @zeonardozavinci31172 жыл бұрын

    I lost someone in my life that told me the reason they were leaving me is because I'm a Boy, less than a Man and that they were looking for a real Man. Today having listened to this amazing and powerful speech I realize that for a long while I've been a Man for a while I've been living by the Code of True Manliness. My Mother is an amazing woman who thought me all my values and I should've realized that at that moment. Thank you for this.

  • @bdc211

    @bdc211

    2 жыл бұрын

    i resonate with this!!! 👍👍 Steadfast!!!

  • @talkingthoughts7595

    @talkingthoughts7595

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am with you man. I was called weak and whiny by my family of origin, yet they benefited immensely from my nurturing and forgiving nature. My ex also preferred a manly man because I wouldn't hit her back or engage in verbal and emotional manipulation which she perpetrates on me and our children. Good friends, therapy, and my Christian faith rescued me and opened my eyes to whom I really am. Seeking true knowledge of self, as difficult as it is, is a long, painful but worthwhile experience. You've got to be brave to embark on it.

  • @shanegaffey9257

    @shanegaffey9257

    2 жыл бұрын

    Appointment.Point of ori

  • @sanandamitra7237
    @sanandamitra72372 жыл бұрын

    I am crying. It is as if the voice was meant for this piece.

  • @RobG811
    @RobG8112 жыл бұрын

    A Man by Edgar Albert Guest A man doesn't whine at his losses. A man doesn't whimper and fret, Or rail at the weight of his crosses And ask life to rear him a pet. A man doesn't grudgingly labor Or look upon toil as a blight; A man doesn't sneer at his neighbor Or sneak from a cause that is right. A man doesn't sulk when another Succeeds where his efforts have failed; Doesn't keep all his praise for the brother Whose glory is publicly hailed; And pass by the weak and the humble As though they were not of his clay; A man doesn't ceaselessly grumble When things are not going his way. A man looks on woman as tender And gentle, and stands at her side At all times to guard and defend her, And never to scorn or deride. A man looks on life as a mission. To serve, just so far as he can; A man holds his noblest ambition On earth is to live as a man.

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    nothing wrong with anything you just wrote.. High ideals.. but, very worthy ones.. amen..

  • @johnz8843

    @johnz8843

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your author's poem is better than what was read imo.

  • @grandmasterdong8820

    @grandmasterdong8820

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with everything you wrote besides that woman part

  • @rockyp3917

    @rockyp3917

    2 жыл бұрын

    This one is better

  • @appointmentnow6255

    @appointmentnow6255

    2 жыл бұрын

    But my friend who cares about "better"? Does this mean, by your perspective, that we toss the video in the trash? They both have valuable insights that hopefully each individual viewer is prudent enough and experienced enough to grab what is true. But discernment is sold separately.

  • @skipeveryday7282
    @skipeveryday72822 жыл бұрын

    I was fortunate enough to be taught this philosophy by my late father.

  • @ikshakranti6582
    @ikshakranti65822 жыл бұрын

    True manliness is one that nurtures, false manliness is one that destroys.

  • @mickeyguide3112

    @mickeyguide3112

    2 жыл бұрын

    of course, any imbecile can destroy. It takes a lot more to be able to take care of others with true love. What this man is talking about is actually what it means to be a good, strong human being. It is very hard, granted. We are spirits in a body. The weak spirit is the one that is the cold and rude etc. It's also the one that falls easily into temptations and is deceived. It is called the 'Fool' in the Bible. Hardest thing is to stay calm and caring to everyone when life's storms hits you repeatedly, in situations where everyone else would freak out. True manliness is to stay calm and calm and care others when those storms hits you. Only then you'll be able to grow.

  • @motor4027
    @motor40272 жыл бұрын

    "Strive to be better than your former self, not your fellow man." - the wise, the kind, and the old

  • @johnh6679
    @johnh6679 Жыл бұрын

    I had the honor of having a role model that taught me this. He was a bodybuilder and could easily by look be considered one of false manliness. But I never have met anyone so quick to stand for those looked down on and protect the weak. And when I sent him this video and said it reminded me of him it made him cry. Thank you Rudy, for showing me when I was young what a man should be❤️

  • @AlecGunterTTV
    @AlecGunterTTV Жыл бұрын

    "Such men in their homes and their private life have a womanly gentleness." Don't often hear lines like this from people who preach masculinity. I very much appreciate and applaud it.

  • @jasonzacharias2150
    @jasonzacharias2150 Жыл бұрын

    Now manliness to some means ignoring oppression while becoming an profitable oppressor... Amazing speech, whoever is reading this, good luck out there, God bless and keep you as you spread love in this world, peace be with you friends...

  • @Recoome_Kick
    @Recoome_Kick2 жыл бұрын

    I am in no meaning of true manliness but only a worthless being who doesn’t truly know on how to be kind & caring, thank you for this video it help me think a lot.

  • @nattvaktenphotography

    @nattvaktenphotography

    2 жыл бұрын

    First steps are to learn your faults, then it's just the lifelong journey to rise above them. There is never a perfect man but any man have a chance to die and be remembered as a good man.

  • @JM-sr5ct

    @JM-sr5ct

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nattvaktenphotography ….Well said. 🙏🏼

  • @nattvaktenphotography

    @nattvaktenphotography

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JM-sr5ct Ty.

  • @Brewcityking
    @Brewcityking5 ай бұрын

    May every man that hears this at their moment of need be safe, loved, respected and cared for the way we as men should do for all.

  • @chich6744
    @chich67442 жыл бұрын

    Since watching this channel's videos my life has changed drastically I'm better at think and taking action I'm wiser i control my emotions better, I'm so thankful I found this channel

  • @lovealways2609
    @lovealways26092 жыл бұрын

    Our thoughts create our life and our future.. Choose wisely what you allow yourself to dwell mentally upon..

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    we suffer more in our imagination, than in reality itself..

  • @lovealways2609

    @lovealways2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    be.. do not try, to become..

  • @ChristianMotivationMedia
    @ChristianMotivationMedia2 жыл бұрын

    👑In a world full of anxieties, this verse is for you tonight, “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalms 4:8

  • @sandybean9700

    @sandybean9700

    2 жыл бұрын

    AMEN !!!

  • @boxingelfis1499

    @boxingelfis1499

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen.

  • @floridaefrim3558

    @floridaefrim3558

    2 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🤲👍

  • @floridaefrim3558

    @floridaefrim3558

    2 жыл бұрын

    😘😘😘😘💘

  • @robertortiz-wilson1588

    @robertortiz-wilson1588

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @PatrickGraven
    @PatrickGraven2 жыл бұрын

    A person's worth is measured by the worth of what they value. I believe in working hard for what means the most to you. To put your time, energy and passion all in for what's important to you.

  • @marvinheemeyer6660

    @marvinheemeyer6660

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very well said! Very well indeed.

  • @treytoomuch

    @treytoomuch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely mate

  • @MosesRabuka
    @MosesRabuka2 жыл бұрын

    “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways” ~ 1 Cor 13:11

  • @stankygeorge

    @stankygeorge

    2 жыл бұрын

    So, that is the reason I am a senior juvenile!

  • @robertortiz-wilson1588

    @robertortiz-wilson1588

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good verse!

  • @bobbyszabo8983

    @bobbyszabo8983

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorites!

  • @NicoleCalico812

    @NicoleCalico812

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stankygeorge lmao

  • @souljahson1207

    @souljahson1207

    2 жыл бұрын

    Masculinity is overrated.

  • @samrat447
    @samrat4472 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Redfrost Motivation for reviving in me the love of poetry. I am getting to know of so many poets and their works that I did not know existed. As far as this poem is concerned I cannot believe that The poet passed away in 1880. His words are so relevant today.

  • @jonmays9779
    @jonmays9779 Жыл бұрын

    I have a special needs daughter who is to strong for my wife alone. And because of this, I'm a stay at home dad while my wife works. Many "successful "rich men and women have told me I'm not a man because I stay home to watch my children while my wife works. These "successful men/women" that have told me this. No longer have a relationship with their children or family. Is that what a successful life is to people? To be alone and angry and prideful? Success is doing the best you can for others. That may be working hard and providing for your family, it may be working hard at home to make sure your children are taken care of and the chores are done. Only the weak try to destroy others thoughts of usefulness and hope. Success is much more then money and status.

  • @skh2978

    @skh2978

    8 ай бұрын

    Anyone who would feel the need to tell you that likely needs to learn to mind their manners.

  • @businesselves6332
    @businesselves63322 жыл бұрын

    True manliness is when you are ready to evaporate as a life today, for the sake of other lives. It is when you can consume all within the scope of "now", and with that consumption, are able to produce an insight of the best possible tomorrow. It is the discipline, to execute all actions required to fulfill the prerequisites of shaping the future according to the insight gathered. In a simple sentence, it is to be on the front for mankind, with the awareness of our now and a drive to creating the best possible tomorrow. Any man doing this, is at the peak of masculinity.

  • @edwardaldridge2640
    @edwardaldridge26402 жыл бұрын

    Those are some of the most powerful words I’ve ever heard spoken. I’m not going to stop thinking about this

  • @sandybean9700
    @sandybean97002 жыл бұрын

    AMEN to this, More of this is NEEDED in the WORLD TODAY as much as at ANYTIME !!!

  • @mrwyattsl
    @mrwyattsl2 жыл бұрын

    True manliness is conquering oneself by becoming one with the monster inside all of us! Choices have consequences!! Pray you make the right choice!!!

  • @grizzbane6091
    @grizzbane60912 жыл бұрын

    I have those struggles now, im not really a kind person nor do I feel a lot of empathy. But I've been trying to learn to be humble and less angry. I pray on it sometimes when I remember to pray. I have my demons and my temptations that I battle daily but I dont give up. I need to conquer those before I can learn humility and kindness. I do protect the weak wherever possible and stand for what is right. And Im learning and practicing holding my tongue. I did not have a great father or older brother so Im having to learn these things at 33. Its tough but I have a good woman who teaches me these things. But at times I feel we are polar opposites on issues. Which brings up my bitter side and my decisions on matters leans to the violent side whereas she leans on the non confrontational side. But she is very empathetic and sympathetic and kind. So she calms me down many times. I have a long way to go but with every year that passes Im getting better.

  • @sparkinitesparkinite9617
    @sparkinitesparkinite9617 Жыл бұрын

    So true! The world is beautiful because of many true gentlemen and fair ladies around us. 🎉😊 Am I one among them? At least I remind myself trying everyday.

  • @vokwana-welzvoksie432
    @vokwana-welzvoksie4322 жыл бұрын

    This is a brilliant poem. Beautiful motivation. I think in South Africa all young men, including men young at heart, must listen to this poem. Maybe we will turn the tide on the national scourge of killing and abuse of children and women.

  • @zozovavavum1370

    @zozovavavum1370

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sikuvike Sis wam ngoba nam indishiye ndimatchekile.

  • @marcusknoll9500

    @marcusknoll9500

    2 жыл бұрын

    Enough is enough!!

  • @treytoomuch

    @treytoomuch

    2 жыл бұрын

    As the last generattion of South Africans born during apartheid (91), I grew up both there and since 11 in london. It’s painstakingly apparent that the mistakes of those before us have had devastating effects on the men and women of our nation that is then fed into the mindset of that last generation and beyond. It’s tough to see and accept, I truly hope we can become betttr

  • @jeshurunhazelton7789

    @jeshurunhazelton7789

    Жыл бұрын

    @@treytoomuch yep

  • @MuhammadAhsan-qu1tt
    @MuhammadAhsan-qu1tt2 жыл бұрын

    Brought tears to my eyes, thank you.

  • @zehrajafri9252
    @zehrajafri92522 жыл бұрын

    What beautiful truths. Someone truly strong doesn't need to prove his strength. Kindness and gentleness are qualities that when present in the strong make them far more than human.

  • @lilliansoullier9575
    @lilliansoullier95752 жыл бұрын

    I love these words for the men out there. This bit of writing has had a calming effect on me today. I've had the pleasure of knowing a few men who may have read this message! Men are lovely too.

  • @namanydv_garud
    @namanydv_garud2 жыл бұрын

    The virtues of a true man, it melted my heart😭💪🏻

  • @philoepictetus9173
    @philoepictetus91732 жыл бұрын

    "Dreams are made for those who really lives".

  • @yvonnemarshall7416
    @yvonnemarshall74162 жыл бұрын

    Words from the Heart and soul Beautiful James F Clarke ❤ Thank you

  • @seth956
    @seth956 Жыл бұрын

    A man follows the Truth no matter what the outcome. If he shall lose his possessions, his livlihood, status, family and even his own life; he stays the narrow path. People will ridicule him, spit on him, tear at his flesh and he will stand firm because his foundation is unshakeable.

  • @skh2978

    @skh2978

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes.

  • @ronalddesiderio7625
    @ronalddesiderio76252 жыл бұрын

    It’s what I was taught as a kid by every adult in my life 💪🏾 Treat every mother’s son fair

  • @benjaminejegwa4621
    @benjaminejegwa46212 жыл бұрын

    This is such a beautiful and true poem🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @clevertrevor8727
    @clevertrevor8727 Жыл бұрын

    I always felt the same. Real men stand up for what's right and protect Women. We have the love of humanity in our Hearts. Any Man who hurts Women is a Coward. And I will fight them.

  • @everything5797
    @everything57972 жыл бұрын

    His voice is so calming 😊

  • @paradisemusiclibrary1756
    @paradisemusiclibrary17562 жыл бұрын

    Hey, you. Whoever’s reading this, this is your sign. Everything’s gonna be okay. You did not come this far to give up. I believe in you. 🙏🏻✨💖

  • @wastelandgames9409

    @wastelandgames9409

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @nnadoziesamuel8179
    @nnadoziesamuel81792 жыл бұрын

    I will be reading this poem to my literary community in our next meet. What a beauty. Thank you for sharing.

  • @accatutoraliarwama2758
    @accatutoraliarwama27582 жыл бұрын

    Wow, your voice is amazing, your way of reading and speaking is magical & mesmerizing, thank you 💐

  • @joshuakay3665
    @joshuakay36652 жыл бұрын

    This has cleared up a lot of toxicity in me I got this message yesterday but this poem reinforces it

  • @lionspride4821
    @lionspride48212 жыл бұрын

    Real strength is not putting down others to make oneself feel better.

  • @MrCrosas0010

    @MrCrosas0010

    2 жыл бұрын

    No that’s common decency

  • @neomileft3409
    @neomileft34092 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Thanks a lot. May God bless all of you and your families more.

  • @vishal-2864
    @vishal-28642 жыл бұрын

    Narrator is the real man who make these ideas very intersting to listen.

  • @josephkee1466
    @josephkee14662 жыл бұрын

    So inspiring

  • @WAYBeYond1985
    @WAYBeYond19852 жыл бұрын

    Such great inspiration 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @__seeker__
    @__seeker__ Жыл бұрын

    James Freeman Clarke was a great American mind. An influential New England Unitarian minister, he’s a personal historical friend of mine.

  • @skh2978

    @skh2978

    8 ай бұрын

    Legend has it that Clarke never carried a gun like a lot of the other preachers in new england often did

  • @cheapasmilk
    @cheapasmilk2 жыл бұрын

    I had great examples of this in my life. But missed it until recently. Before today, I wouldn't have even been in a place to open my ears, mind, and heart a little. To deal with stuff, I just shut these things down. Called it all weakness, thinking some brittle unchanging form was stone. Instead of a sealed off pile of snow. Sent adrift at the coming slight breeze. Thank you for today sir, from the future.

  • @aboutbooks1843
    @aboutbooks18432 жыл бұрын

    Every cruel man should hear this poem and cry their toxicity out when they understand how wrong they've been living.

  • @serafinhumberto6090

    @serafinhumberto6090

    2 жыл бұрын

    brah pathetic😂

  • @miklosclarke
    @miklosclarke2 жыл бұрын

    Love this

  • @foxstone8718
    @foxstone87183 ай бұрын

    These words remind me of my father and the lessons he gave to me as a young boy; moderation in all things, it's easier to be cruel than to be kind, and to always lend a helping hand. I can only hope that I can continue live up to his expectations. I miss you every day, pop.

  • @ericmatthews3619
    @ericmatthews36192 жыл бұрын

    This is what I needed to hear... I feel as if I heard this before. I am trying to find a way to have everyone breath a collective sigh of releif and be happy for their future, rather than fearing it. I am searching for truth in a world of lies

  • @gusubu17
    @gusubu17 Жыл бұрын

    We must not forget, we too must defend ourselves from those who would remove the power to defend others.❤

  • @masculinemotivation_1
    @masculinemotivation_1 Жыл бұрын

    Young men need to be exposed to more content like this 😎💪

  • @dmoon7348
    @dmoon73482 жыл бұрын

    Love this! Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @houndofthepines5778
    @houndofthepines5778 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this. I thought for many years loving as much as I do was unmanly.

  • @MasteryOrder

    @MasteryOrder

    Жыл бұрын

    Love is an essential and precious element of life. Protect it and cherish it. If masculinity and mastery are subjects of interest to you, I invite you to explore the videos shared on the Mastery Order Channel to challenge yourself with some ideas about manhood and to become the kind of man you would admire. We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, give your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well. Looking forward to your points of view. All the best to you!

  • @fatihaamin3811
    @fatihaamin38112 жыл бұрын

    Soo beautiful.

  • @martine2651
    @martine2651 Жыл бұрын

    Especially for those who use the 'Wolf vs sheep' philosophy to justify selfishness. But I have lots to learn myself.

  • @MasteryOrder

    @MasteryOrder

    Жыл бұрын

    If you enjoy ideas about mastery and masculinity, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel. Challenge yourself with some concepts about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire. We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well. Looking forward to your points of view. All the best to you!

  • @David-tk9fl
    @David-tk9fl9 ай бұрын

    I can listen to his voice all day and all night sooo soothing and calm

  • @user-lb1fl7sh8m
    @user-lb1fl7sh8m Жыл бұрын

    Kindness, honesty, integrity, courage

  • @MasteryOrder

    @MasteryOrder

    Жыл бұрын

    If you enjoy ideas about mastery and masculinity, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel. Challenge yourself with some concepts about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire. We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well. Looking forward to your points of view. All the best to you!

  • @anirudhsingh1706
    @anirudhsingh17062 жыл бұрын

    The ultimate measure of man is not where he stand in times of comfort and convenience but where he stands in times of controversy and challenges .-Maryin J Luther King And from a woman who I loved ' a true measure of man is in what he does .Period .' 'A true man is a man of wisdom and who knows his top priority is his family and friends ' Ellen J Barner

  • @Gar96229
    @Gar96229 Жыл бұрын

    Don’t worry about being a real man. Worry about being a good father, good son, good husband, good boyfriend, brother, nephew, grandfather, grandson, uncle, neighbour, etc, and you will automatically become a real man.

  • @fitcher-armchair-sleuth

    @fitcher-armchair-sleuth

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes indeed.

  • @g.h.6990
    @g.h.69902 жыл бұрын

    Powerful for men of all ages and very instructive for fathers raising boys and young men. Excellent.

  • @IsaiahMwangi001
    @IsaiahMwangi0012 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I have to listen again and again

  • @IKEMENOsakaman
    @IKEMENOsakaman2 жыл бұрын

    Rare speech left about manliness

  • @nehamehta8962
    @nehamehta89622 жыл бұрын

    Keep loading such epic material

  • @KuchayOwais

    @KuchayOwais

    2 жыл бұрын

    Done

  • @lycanlass
    @lycanlass2 жыл бұрын

    this rattles my heart in the BEST way

  • @mariakrastev7094
    @mariakrastev70942 жыл бұрын

    The voice is so calming and deeper…good for bed time stories.

  • @nemoa.retreoh5289
    @nemoa.retreoh52892 жыл бұрын

    That is exactly what I always say: "Masculinity is to protect the weak and to stand up for the good and the right! And not take what you want by force without considering loss!" . Because to be a good person is not a weakness, on the contrary it requires a lot more strength than to be a bad person!!!

  • @isaacrayder
    @isaacrayder2 жыл бұрын

    We are the chosen ones for this to find us today.

  • @PsychoLogisch
    @PsychoLogisch2 жыл бұрын

    Love it. It’s a long path to be that kinda man but if you’re willing to take it you’ll wake up everyday with a warm feeling deep down while your mirror is going to give you a loving smile

  • @captainofthelemonwipes4160
    @captainofthelemonwipes41602 жыл бұрын

    I suffered for so long. I am grateful for the chance to be a true man of my own definition!

  • @tkogb4964
    @tkogb49642 жыл бұрын

    Moved me to tears and touched me in a way that I thought was impossible.

  • @georgejralcoserguimalan2286
    @georgejralcoserguimalan22862 жыл бұрын

    That's goood motivation 🙂

  • @MrJoker-
    @MrJoker-2 жыл бұрын

    Very powerful words, the actions will prove to be even more tremendous!

  • @MAZaini93
    @MAZaini932 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. Since high school I never really got a good understanding of what a good man is, besides examples to follow. But never such a good break down. Thank you.

  • @Silent.observer.2024
    @Silent.observer.20242 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Every man should be like this, and every woman too. Every human being should.

  • @notjebbush4478
    @notjebbush44782 жыл бұрын

    Please change the title. This isn't just a powerful speech for young men-it's a powerful speech for all men.

  • @jessicalove9225
    @jessicalove92252 жыл бұрын

    I agree with kindness in your heart. Big questions about COMPANIES, no examples needed. Intelligence is the only way to win at this ongoing battle.

  • @wanderingsoul1189
    @wanderingsoul11892 жыл бұрын

    Poem like this one brings me to the beautiful comments to read and learn.

  • @LanceVanTine
    @LanceVanTine2 жыл бұрын

    Keep these coming!! You have a talent 😊 Please do one of Solomon some time and quotes from Proverbs/Ecclesiastes. Let me know if you’d like me to send some favorites that stand out via this comment thread. Keep being a blessing!! 👊🏽

  • @sandiashvrR
    @sandiashvrR2 жыл бұрын

    Everything you say in that manly voice 🙂👍

  • @Eizton3
    @Eizton32 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I needed to hear it.

  • @ericyutko7440
    @ericyutko74402 жыл бұрын

    Strength. Wisdom. Love.