By Owen Williams
There is nothing new that has not been said before. So what can I say that is useful to a father or just any black man in this world as we have come to know it?
Here’s a bit of wisdom that would have been helpful to me earlier in life:
When we decide to play a game of basketball, football, tennis or any other game, we rarely expect it to be easy. In fact, we expect to be challenged, and we do not expect the rules to change during the game. However, life is different from other challenging experiences and any other game, in that the rules can change in an instant.
My primary goal here is to be brief. So my quick advice: Identify and list the qualities that you think embody the type of human being that you would look up to for guidance. Find the closest available mentor who exemplifies those values, and then go about slowly, if necessary, making adjustments in your everyday life that will move you towards being that kind of human being.
Secondly, appreciate that women are uniquely different from men in many ways. But know that in the more fundamental ways women are like us men. They simply require a different operating manual. They deserve love, friendship, understanding, and distance (when necessary, to cool the GIS off). All the stuff we give to our Male counterparts with ease, they too deserve. Thirdly, they are better than men. The great ones will change your life forever. Try, as soon as you can, to manage your appetites.
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