The Humbling Jaguar

What is the definition of a man’s man? A man that will stand up to adversity no matter what happens? A man who remains unfazed in the face of the most lethal peril? A man who leads other men into combat and certain death at the hands of the foe? A man whose charisma trumps the natural energy of a Gandhi? A man who makes a woman feel like a natural woman? A man who will do what it takes?

I guess we’ll never fully know — this sort of definition is not only subject to our individual little eye, but it is ever changing in accordance with transient movements. Yet no matter what being a real man means to you, there’s no denying that Jack fits perfectly into most description.

Standing tall, rugged and cool, he is not an alpha; he is not a beta; he is not an omega. If any classification comes to mind, then that of the lone wolf. Jack is independent. Jack is strong. Jack is non-reactive. Jack is the ultimate contemporary man who doesn’t wear make up to an interview; whose voice will calm you down despite the most fearsome, shriek-inducing circumstance. Jack is fiercely determined and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Walking with the world at this feet, Jack constituted a prominent instance of self-fulfilling profecies: he grew up with constant, universal acclaim and praise for his intellectual and physical traits. Bulletproof confidence and astronomic ego…