Mars’ Love

Posted by admin on Jan 19, 2010 in Issues & Ideas | 0 comments

Dear Mars’ Love,

It seems that every girl on campus has a ‘must have’ list when it comes to guys, full of characteristics and appearance preferences (in no particular order) of the qualities that they want in a man. Beach blond hair, musical ability and prowess on the soccer field are all list-worthy. Yet sticking to a list is too silly for me, I just want a real man. I’m dazzled by these handsome Spartan men, but I want to know what makes a guy good on the inside.

Signed,

Looking for the real deal

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Dear Searching Sister,

May my humble attempts today guide you in your search of a man who has properly emerged from boyhood. Though your generation places great emphasis on physical attraction, note that it is impossible to become a man on the outside if one is not a man on the inside first.

This inner man I speak of is cool-headed when all around there is panic. He acts wisely yet is humble in his wisdom, allowing for careful realization when wrong. Though he is lied about and hated, a man will not repay with this same form of destruction.
He will set his sights high, but not allow his dreams to control his life; in fact, whether this man is met with Triumph or Disaster, he will still act justly.

A true man makes Patience his master, building up what is broken at the hands of others. Rest assured that he will have Hope as his friend, guiding him out of the despair that others foresee.

A man remains virtuous regardless of his surroundings, gaining the respect and admiration of friends and foes. And even when idolized, a man admits that he is merely human, and thus he can associate with all.
If a lad has these characteristics, then he truly has become a good man.

-Rudyard Kipling