Remember that February 14th is the day that women must show their love to men, because men built the world they live in. Men laid the foundations, erected the structures, installed the power, and made it all work. Men built the houses, the roofs, the walls, the windows, the plumbing, the gas lines, the electricity, the heat, the air conditioning. And when something breaks, it’s men who fix it. Not only do we perform the labor, we pay for the labor too.
Men invented everything they depend on. Cars, planes, boats, jets, radios, TVs, computers, software, phones, the internet. We improve on the work of the men who came before us, pushing the boundaries of strength, speed, and efficiency. Men built the roads, managed the sewage, hauled the garbage, purified the water, and made the power that runs this entire machine. Whether it’s nuclear, hydro, coal, gas or oil, a man engineered it.
Every single day men risk their lives to keep the world turning. We are the ones running into burning buildings, standing between criminals and the public, hanging off steel beams hundreds of feet in the air, hauling cargo across the country, flying the planes, navigating the seas, laying the tracks, and delivering the goods. If you’re safe, fed, and warm tonight, thank a man. Because a man made it happen.
Men do not need to buy roses, write poems, or jump through hoops to prove love. We have already proven it with every drop of sweat, every sleepless night, and every broken bone that made this world livable.
I look at the men in uniform and I thank them. They volunteered to die for strangers, including women who will never appreciate the cost. And yet, they serve with honor and without demand for applause.
Women owe men more than they care to admit. Not worship, but respect. Not indulgence, but acknowledgment. They were handed everything. Rights, freedoms, comforts, protections. All earned by men and gifted to women. They demand more, but they produce nothing. This imbalance is our fault and it must end.
Even Saint Valentine was a man who risked his life for others. He performed marriages illegally, knowing the penalty was death. That sacrifice, like every other male sacrifice, is taken for granted.
Valentine’s Day is not for women to collect. It is for women to give. To recognize the man that built her life and shielded her from ruin.
Say NO to Valentine’s Day until women learn to give back.
