A Man’s Worth

I am a child at heart. I love cartoons, comics, and video games. All these seemingly childish mediums came together to form a big chunk of my personality. This has become a tad bit of a problem from me as I have grown older because popular to contrary relief, childish things taught me valuable life lessons. Being in college I expected to be surrounded by people who were all smarter than I was; people whose paths in life were set in stone whilst mine was shaky and dream-fueled. Luckily for me that was almost never true. I was surrounded by good people who just were looking to find what makes them tick, just like I was.Seeing fellow students who could not fend for themselves was as huge eye-opener though. I have always been told how spoiled I am by my parents and to an extent that is true, but my childish morals of right and wrong evolved and helped me figure out a few things.

First of all I believe that a man’s worth is not determined solely by one thing. I heard things like “it is determined by the company he keeps…his actions…his car” or whatever, but the most important thing about “being a man” I have found is just be true to your word. By your word I do not just mean what you say, I mean what your beliefs are. Yes things happen and in the heat of the moment emotions can affect us all, but it does not make much sense to say that you hate people who hit women and then go around playing whack-a-mole with female’s faces does it? All the anime and cheesy cartoons have led me to this conclusion, the hero always does what he says he will don and never abandons his morals. True that does not translate well to the real world but it is a step toward not being a terrible person.

Second you should always try and be honest with those close to you. These are the people who support and have your back; therefore it is imperative that you treat like you love them, simple right? I have seen people abuse friendships and it makes me sick. I am an only child so I know what it is like to not have anyone right, so I have come to rely on my friends to the point where I consider them family. In the grand scheme of things none of our connections matter because we all die alone, but it’s these connections that allow us to bring happier memories to the grave. After all I would rather die young, fat, and happy than live long and die old, healthy, and lonely.

Finally I hate mooching off of people. I never take anything I cannot give or pay back just because it is so wrong to me. We should all have to work for our place in the world, so if you are just riding the coattails of others then what kind of person that make you? Yes sure life is unfair and some people have to work harder than others but that should be motivation to triumph. I know that if I put enough hours in I can be a better dancer than people who were born with “natural talent”, I know that if I grind enough I can make more money than people who were born into wealth. It is all about finding out how much you want out of the world, because that’s how much work you have to put it.

I am so bloody childish. I actually think that by staying true to your morals and working hard you can be whatever you want to be, but hell it has gotten me into the college of my dreams and the life of my choosing so why not just stay a man-child a little bit longer?