Re-orientation on being the man

By Malcolm Rex

Our good friend Ras is in a crisis. You well know that since he decided of his own volition to follow Jackie the blonde, he has slowly been losing his manly side and is in dire need of re-orientation. Where else can this be done best than at our usual watering hole, Small Den?

“Malcolm, since when did men lose control of their lives because of some small wonder called a woman?” he asked amid laughter.

Advice was coming fast and furious. For a start, TJ could not resist keeping his two pennies worth of advice to himself.

“Ras listen to me and listen well. Men are nothing more than overgrown boys. By the way, they are only referred to as men due to their age and size. In fact, the only things that changes are their toys. They become bigger, filling the entire home garage rather than a corner in the living room. And guess what? Women are experts in deciphering if their guys are real men or pretenders to the throne,” said TJ.

Never has Ras been so perplexed, more so since he had always thought of himself as God’s gift to Jackie. He would get more than he bargained for from TJ, never mind that Ras had directed his question at me.

“Ras, did you know that it is very possible to please a woman without necessarily giving her bouquets of flowers or hefty dinners? You see, what a woman needs more from you is leadership. Show her the way and she will follow. That is what our fathers did. Please don’t let them down,” TJ went on.

I must admit that I too, was in shock. I just could not tell whether TJ was speaking from experience or has become a victim of the relationship books that litter the city nowadays. Whatever the case, Ras has some homework to do in determining whether he is man enough or not.