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Manhood has become just as novel an ideas as cowboys are to the west. Somewhere along the line of our life, we have forgotten the fact that being a man of true character is not a mythical idea, but a reality that desperately longs to be stirred from its deep societal slumber. It’s asking, begging […]

“I knew I was a man when my father told me I was one” Unfortunately, many of us never have the opportuntiy to have a father who has the type of insight to let his children know they’ve passed the stages of childhood and are becoming young men. However, there are select few who understand […]

When I was in middle school, I remember being exposed to several things for the first time that I had previously been kept away from. One of these things was R-rated movies, the other was secular music. Come to think of it, I can’t quite disagree with the conservative mentality my parents had in raising […]

“Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.” It was a Facebook status update that alerted me of the news of the death of Steve Jobs, former CEO and Founder of Apple, Inc. Being only 56 years old, passing after a fight with […]

Today is not an ordinary day. Yesterday marked the beginning of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and today marks my birthday. It’s to be expected that I would write a blog to commemorate the days. Normally, there’s a lot on my mind. Tonight, my mind is at peace and I feel clarity that everything that […]

How far we’ve come. The further I tread this path of life, the more clearly I see how much further there is to go. Values prove to be worth more than dollars. Relationship much more value than the crass game we’ve made ‘love’ to be. No good deed goes unrewarded, while many foul deeds never […]

One of the saddest moments for any young man is the moment where he realizes the woman with the golden hair does not exist, nor is She capable of existing through the embodiment of woman. Falling in love with an idea and hoping it exists will only cause despair and undeserved heartache. At the end […]

I’ve done my fair share of research on those who have gone through difficult situations, while also having my taste of unpleasantries (though I would be absurd to think my experiences compare with that of a Holocaust Survivor), and I’ve seen a resounding theme emanates through even the darkest of stories. It is the idea of hope. […]

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