A Battle to Fight

Saving Private Ryan


Maximus (Gladiator)


Maverick (Top Gun)

John McClane (Die Hard)

William Wallace (Braveheart)

All of the above are famous male characters of movies. Movies that were blockbusters in their times. Some of the movies, you will probably know. The rest might not belong to your era.

Interestingly enough, each of those characters was either a solider, gladiator, pilot or cop. They all had battles to fight. There's so much passion in them that they were willing to lay down their lives. Some wanted vengenace. Some wanted freedom. Some wanted glory. But they all fight.

One of the toys that will always excite a small boy is of course the toy gun. And if he can't get his hands on a toy gun, he will probably just get some stick-like object (like the broom) and pretend it's a gun or a sword. He will be in a world of his own, looking for enemies to kill or dragons to slay.

And the cartoons a boy enjoy always involve some kind of fights and triumphs of good over evil. When I was young, my favourite cartoons include Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Batman and Spiderman.

I think that as guys, there's has always been something fierce deep within our hearts. Hence, every time we watch any of the above movies, there's always a longing to be like the main character.

In modern day society, it has always been taught that aggression is no good. Well, I feel that instead of curbing the aggression inside guys, we should turn it to become some kind of passion towards something more worthwhile.

And I'm not just talking about being passionate for sports. Even doing well in studies can be considered a battle for guys.

Guys, look for the right battles to fight for. And when you do find them, FIGHT.