What I Wished Someone Had Told Me When I Turned 13

I was recently asked to write an entry for a journal that a father was collating for his son who was about to turn 13. This journal was going to be presented to the young man on his birthday at a ‘coming of age’ event.
I was truly honoured to be part of this young man’s journey into manhood, but I really wasn’t sure what to say. That is until I asked myself, ‘What did I wish someone had told me when I turned 13?’

So this is it.

 

Be A Man

There are approx. 3.5 billion males on the planet at this very moment in time, yet there are far fewer men then there aught to be. Even if we were to not count all the boys 12 years and under, there are still far fewer men than there should be. Continue reading