wow Africa!: Our gorgeous Men

Honestly, i don't think we give enough credit to our men. we know and talk of the many bad characters they have but seldom remember of the good qualities.

An African man today may ignore the very strong qualities that he naturally posses. He concentrates more on making himself handsome, takes pride in dating many women and strives to be "cool". Lets see the natural African qualities that our fathers possessed, that lured our mothers and gave them confidence, qualities that i yearn to see our men embrace them today.

Surely our fathers were not any good at romantic gestures such as sending flowers or breakfast in bed (which i'm thankful our men do today). An African man took pride in being the:

# protector: Every time we heard some weird noise outside and our dog 'tyson' barking, my father would take a torch and a humongous stick and start walking towards the door leading outside. My mum.....well my mum would just tiptoe behind him whispering "be careful" and she would repeat this so many times!!!

This was a very typical scenario. The father of the house simply had to be the man, period! He was raised up being told by his father to look after his sisters and cows and goats, even the chicken! He knew that he was responsible for all of them. The boy carries this trait to his manhood. He prowls around his wife and children. Any threat to the is dealt with immediately. He brings a sense of security to the family.

#provider: At a young age an African boy is taught that he, as a man must make sure that he provides for his family. He would see how his father comes back home with a deer and his mother receiving it happily. An African man does not only provide for his immediate family, but also for both his and his wife's extended family. He takes his responsibility very seriously that even when things get tough, he never stops trying.

Now these were lions of Africa.

It is the eye that has seen the smoke that will perceive the fire.

A Hausa proverb