[warbird]

Good day to all samsters!

Woke up early this morning, thankful to be alive! Feel really well, fully rested n energized n no pain anywhere. What more can a lao ah pek wish for?

There has been much discussions as to what is a real MAN.

IMHO, Shakespeare's protagonist in fictional Julius Caesar fits the bill. We could witness his dominance, leadership, courage n self mastery/self control, and above all, his fearlessness n acceptance of death as NECESSARY for himself n for all humans. Death to him is Not inevitable, but NECESSARY, indeed a blessing, hehehe. Now, that is the mindset of a real MAN.

Julius Caesar | Act II, Scene II

CAESAR:
What can be avoided
Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?
Yet Caesar shall go forth, for these predictions
Are to the world in general as to Caesar.(30)

CALPURNIA:
When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.

CAESAR:
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,(35)
It seems to me most strange that men should fear
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

Modern translation:
(Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant only taste of death once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems most strange to me that men should fear death,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.—)

[Re-]enter Servant.]
What say the augurers?

SERVANT:
They would not have you to stir forth today.(40)
Plucking the entrails of an offering forth,
They could not find a heart within the beast.

CAESAR:
The gods do this in shame of cowardice.
Caesar should be a beast without a heart
If he should stay at home today for fear.(45)
No, Caesar shall not. Danger knows full well
That Caesar is more dangerous than he.
We are two lions litter'd in one day,
And I the elder and more terrible.
And Caesar shall go forth.(50)

The question for me n for all bros is:

Am I a coward or a valiant? If I'm already a valiant, GREAT!

If I'm still a coward, what could I do to become a valiant?

Cheers!

Bro WB