Transformation. In the same way we can be eagles, we can be owls. Why ignore the night? Why can’t we be fighters as well as writers, strongmen and fathers who clean nappies and get up in the middle of the night to toilet train their toddlers? This to me is strong men. Those that can fight and train and lift, yet keep a clean house for their children, ensure that they are correctly nurtured and thriving and do not ignore or leave the ‘chores’ to the females.
This is a busy and full man, in the way a samurai can also be a poet, we can also take this role into our children’s lives. It is unselfishness in action, pure action. The idea of the provider, the patriarch that just brings in money is nonsense, it is not enough. That is not even half the job, and arguably the easiest part. Deal with the other half and still get up and do your job the next day. That’s a strong man.