Men and Stoicism | A Short Guide to Stoicism In an Age of Unrest

What is it to be the ideal man? What is it that women are not only looking for in men, but that men are looking for in themselves when they strive to be better?

I think it's to be the man who is swayed by no storm, who's character is unchanged by the violent winds of change that seek to sweep through him and change him; to never allow yourself to be flustered or to flounder or be burned by the intensity when the heat of possible war comes knocking on your door.

To be feeling and warm but to always have a watchful and protective eye open for those he loves, to watch and anticipate future storms and not give in to any of them; to believe no dogma above that of self-betterment and improvement. And finally, to know his limitations and when to strike back when his gentle but firm nature is challenged.

If you can be persistently and consistently yourself, then you are more than worth the sum of your parts, the sum of your integrity, you are a reference point for history. You are a focal point from which can come great change unaffected by ideology or cold-hearted antagonistic fury.

In a world of liars and thieves, you will be a pillar of truth. In a world of darkness, you will be a beacon of light. In a world of pain and suffering, you will be a much needed healer, and you'll be good at it because you didn't let the pain sweep through you like others did.

But it all comes at a price. Self control. You must learn it, in a way, earn it, culture it, nurture it. 

To be your own man, you must do your own things for your own reasons, your own wants but always for the greater good ultimately. And not some twisted, psychotic greater good either, the actual greater good, the one that lives inside of all of us waiting for a chance to manifest.  

And the final thing, or at least the most noble thing you can do as a man for another is to teach him these values too.

Thank you for reading.

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