The Strength of a Man

I got this from God-knows-where so if the author is reading this by some coincidence, contact me and I'll give the necessary acknowledgments :)

The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders --
It's in the width of his arms that circle you.

The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice --
It is in the gentle words he whispers.

The strength of a man isn't just in how many buddies he has --
It's most admirably how good a buddy he is with his kids.

The strength of a man isn't just in how respected he is at work --
It's most importantly how respected he is at home.

The strength of a man isn't in how hard he hits --
It's in how tender he touches.

The strength of a man isn't in the hair on his chest --
It's in the heart...that lies within his chest.

The strength of a man isn't how many women he's loved --
It's in his loyalty to one woman.

The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift --
It is in the burdens he can carry.

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For you, who has many "friends", who is "respected" at work, who hits hard (physically, and emotionally with your words and actions) and who gets off having the attention of cheap women, I hope you realize how weak you are.

And although you have wronged me in the past, it is only now that I will look down on you. Because I've never seen you as illogical, as immature, as shallow, as egotistic and as pathetic as you are now.

And if I ever told you "I miss you" lately, know that it is not the YOU that you are now, but the you who I thought I married.