Dear Men,
Hi. How are you doing? I’m okay. I’m fine, really. Okay, maybe I’m not.
A friend of mine posted this article on Facebook the other day: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/opinion/bennett-men-in-trouble/index.html
Go ahead and read it, then come back. I’ll wait.
You back, Men? Cool. Well my first reaction to this was pretty predictable: “See! See what I have to deal with?” I wrote in an email to my step-mom with the link. It got me all riled up to read the facts that as a single woman I’ve so lamented about the opposite sex.
But then I realized something. I am doing nothing to help you guys. It is easy to complain about the state of manhood. It’s easy to create unattainably high standards and get frustrated when you fall short. It’s hard to care and it’s hard to do something to help. And let's face it, women are far from perfect. FAR.
So I wanted to tell you something, Men. I believe in you. I believe that you can step up and do amazing things. I know that failure is hard, but not trying guarantees failure. I know that trying to figure out what you want to do in life is hard, but it is time well spent. And guys, friends, I’ll be here for you. I will give you a hug and rejoice in your successes, and I will give you a hug and mourn in your defeats.
And Men, I’m praying for you. If I’ve seen you in person in the past couple of weeks, I’m probably even praying for you by name. You are my brothers, my friends, and frankly, I hope to marry one of you one day. So in the meantime, I will pray.
If you want me to pray for you by name, let me know. If you don’t want me to pray for you, you can let me know too, but be warned that it will just make me pray for you more. I love you guys, you Men, more than I can say.
Love,
Kaylee
Here are a couple of good things, for your reading and listening time:
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/career-money/features/26969-slacker-for-jesus
