What makes a man?

Do you fear the force of the wind

The slash of the rain?

Go face them and fight them,

Be savage again .

Go hungry and cold like the wolf

Go wade like the crane.

The palms of your hands will thicken,

The skin of your cheeks will tan

You’ll grow ragged and weary and swarthy,

But you will walk like a man!

---Hamlin Garland