(Authored by Evangeline Lily)
My man has a strength I do not possess. A power of simplication. A power of detachment. He carries weight on his shoulders and then puts it down when he's tired no matter what the cost. There is courage and strength in that.
I have a strength my man doesn't possess. The power to percieve and be with the complication. I carry weight on my shoulders and don't put it down whem tired, no matter what the cost. There is courage and strength in that.
A girlfriend recently told me "your tenacity has gotten you so far in life and is also the thing that is going to kill you if you're not careful. DNA, socialization, spiritual inheritance, whatever it is...there it is. Before me, beautiful. When I collapse into a mess of tears, my man is there to pick up the pieces. And when he lets another ball drop, I am there to catch it. And it's beautiful. And necessary., or it wouldn't be so.
We need other, us men and women. Let's not forget that in all our craziness. We need each other.