What makes a man?
A question that has been bothering my mind,
Different philosophers spill out their definitions,
After a hard pondering, here is my submission.
What makes a man is not the bulging cowries in his trousers,
Nor is it the deep oceans of alcohol he swims in,
Neither is it in the number of skirts he has nailed,
Not even the wads of cash that dangles in his pocket like pendulum.
It is not the thick liquid metamorphosed into helpless foetus,
Who says it is his parade of cars?
Did I hear someone mention "six packs"?
Hell no, all these makes not a man.
So what makes a man? You would ask,
The quality of his thought I would say,
What he does in his secret place,
The decision he makes certainly makes him!
What makes a man?
Doing what he doesn't want to do,
When he does not want to do it,
Because it is the right thing to do.
What makes a man?
His ability to alter his ideas to fit the truth,
And not alter the truth to fit his ideas.
The life of Christ indwelling in him.
All these is what truly makes a man.
A man is never born but made!!!
As written and composed by Bamidele Seth.
He is an undergraduate of the department of Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
