Neil Desai

But it is boys that live only for themselves; men fully enjoy life’s pleasure but also live for a higher purpose. Boys try to find themselves in what they buy; men find themselves in what they do. Boys base their identity on what they consume; men base their identity on what they create.

I completely agree with this article on Art of Manliness. One of the biggest problems I find in guys of my generation is that they are consumers and not creators. We have grown up on excess tv, video games, movies, internet, YouTube, Facebook, etc. We have been given everything and never forced to earn anything. Like one of my favorite quotes says, “No one gives it to you. You have to take it.”