Terry Real

Don't cross them.

When the moment calls for tenderness, a good marani will lay down his sword and shield and be sweet like a baby.

What makes a great marani is knowing which moment is which.

That's what I want.

I want adaptability, flexibility, and wholeness.

Strong, vulnerable, related, firm, all of our human qualities kicked out in the moment that calls for them with flexibility.

That's a man.

Yeah, and it's in your interest to be skilled.

You're not giving in.

You're being smart.

I would call it a place in the world.

I think that this is a big crisis for young men, younger men, millennials, I don't even have all the alphabet.

They're nervous that there is no opening for them to step into the world and have a meaningful place.

Yes.

I need to put bread on the table.

I'm floundering.

And also, women are in the workforce.

You know, men are feeling their position eroding

in part because of changing economic circumstances, but in part, you know, back in the 40s and 50s, I slayed dragons, came home, and my wife met me with a martini and slippers.

Nowadays, I slave dragons.