What she longs for is what you are meant to become

We brothers planned a Sisters' Night this week, and boy, what a wonderful time it was. I saw how the team of us came together with one heart to be a blessing to a few we felt were deserving of our time, finances and effort. I saw how truly blessed and appreciated the sisters were, and that in turn made our night. Receiving the appreciative smses and fb posts thereafter, we immediately forget the tiredness or whatever sacrifices we may have made. It was well worth it.

Yet, what makes the sisters feel so loved and appreciated? All we had were a roundtable of less than fantastic food, two out-of-place muscians at Raffles hotel and a public display of affection, haha. Honestly, we guys surely felt we could have done better, planned something more romantic etc.

Could it be that they felt the collective effort to be a blessing to them, the care and concern that is not self-seeking or chauvinistic in nature? Or could it be that, through the small acts of love, they saw a glimspe of how their romance story will pan out? Afterall, every little girl dreams of the day her prince will come, right? Look at the movies women love - the hero is a romancer. He pursues her, wins her heart, takes her into a great adventurer and love story.

What she longs for is what we are meant to become. And we are meant to be boys affirmed by God's love, cowboys with a sense of adventure, warriors with battles worth fighting for, kings to govern in authority, and sages to mentor others.

Masculinity is an initiation and also a process. Edwin Louis Cole said, "Male by birth, Man by choice". It takes hard work and time to become a true man. Is it really worth it?

Looking at their faces on Sisters' Night, the answer is obvious!