Do You Produce More Than You Consume?

Not sure the metrics on such a thing are every going to be reliable; but I read somewhere a rant about how the hallmark of masculinity was producing more than you consume. The duty of a father and a husband, honorable and rewarding, was to be a provider.

Other than custom, I don’t know that there is anything gender specific about this dynamic. And, the rumor mill suggests that there are plenty of fathers and husbands who are lazy sacks of shit, soaking up more resources than they contribute.

Still, man or woman, I expect anyone holds up their head a little bit higher when they feel like they are a net contributor to their family and their community. And, it’s altogether right that any of us should contribute when we’re able. After all, there was a time for all of us when we required more care than we could give. And that time will likely come again for most of us at some point. Circle of life.