Two Men. Choose to be One.

In many stories there are two different men. These two different men are in contrast with each other. One does things one way, the other does things the other. One usually does wrong things, and one usually does the right things. These two men normally have a lot of things in common, but they have important differences. And, also...well, actually, it will probably be easier to explain if I give an example.

Have you ever seen the movie Pocahontas?

In the movie Pocahontas there are two men who are very different from each other. One of the men is John Smith. The other is Kokoum.

John Smith is a man's man. He is strong, honest, and brave. He seeks adventure at every turn. He loves life, and he loves living. He is always trying to find new lands and have bigger adventures and stories. His heart will not be satisfied by small things, but he longs for the biggest things in life. He is kind, compassionate, and full of character. He would give his life for his brothers, and he would laugh all night with his friends. John Smith is a true man.

Oppositely, there is Kokoum. He is not a bad guy, necessarily. But he is just less. He does not have fun. He doesn't smile. He doesn't understand what people truly want. He has different motivations and different dreams (if any at all). He is just less. If you have seen the movie at all, Kokoum is a nice guy, but, well, he is no John Smith.

And therein lies the challenge for us young men today. We need to become men like John Smith. We cannot settle for being like Kokoum. We cannot settle for less. We cannot settle for just 'run of the mill' or 'boring'. We can't settle for being like Kokoum. We don't want to. The people around us don't need us to. It doesn't help anybody, and life is simply less as Kokoum.

Young men, we need to be like John Smith. We need to seek adventure in all we do. We need to follow our hearts and our passions. We need to live and love life. We need to seek out new lands and new stories. We must be men who are not satisfied until we have the fullest that life can offer. We need to live with hearts that constantly driving, running, and flying. We need to be all that we can be. We need to be John Smith.

The choice.

Two men.

Be one.

Be John Smith.

Here we go, guys.