Contemplating the many measures of a man…
There is his spirit and vigor
There is his insight and ear
There is his humor and his heart
There is his presence in a conversation
There is his presence in person
There is his form in a self portrait
There is his form of fat and skin
The judgment levied against a meek man can sway the people.
It can move the sorrowful to deeper sorrow
And the ecstatic to higher statics.
In this way, the measure of a man is his capacity to inspire the commoner
In this way, the measure of a man is the commoner
The last steps of a man’s journey leave a footprint on the hearts that came before
The ultimate inch of his height was the quality of the last word spoken on him
Let us speak endless words on man so that he may grow ever taller
Let man tower over all
Let his tower never fall