The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of a road toward it, then spend a lifetime pursing that worth through action and relationship. One of the great tragedies in human life is to be born a male and not be guided toward the value of a man.
Michael Gurian, The Good Son: Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men
growing-up, manhood, self-worth