There is a concept that has been floating around called the three P’s of manhood. I’m not sure who first put it in this way though no doubt it (like everything else) has been around since time immemorial. While not perfect it does give a good glimpse of the tasks of man in this world and what goes into making a man a man. Now with that being said different people have used it for different ends. I commonly see the three P’s put forth as a way for a man to serve women and children as if man was just a tool for women and children to exist and not that man was made for himself and his own existance.
Before I go futher I will state the three P’s here. They are as follows procreate (mate, attract women), protect (fight, defend), and provide (make money, collect resources). While there is certainly much more that goes into being a man that three P’s do provide a decent base when used properly. Most put forth the three P’s as ways that man can be useful to women, children, and society and that they have no further use than that. Though they don’t often state this directly (that would raise red flags and rightly so) they imply it with how they address it. According to most man is a tool that varies in usefulness only to be used and discarded.
Obiously my version of the three P’s is going to differ greatly from that of the mainstream. First off the three P’s are there to benefit man himself and then those around him. A man has to put himself first even if he has wife and children who are loyal, good, and love him dearly. Still he must put himself first in order to fully take care of himself and by doing so take care of them. Regardless of what your goal or desire is you must put yourself first and foremost. This doesn’t mean that you think less of others neccesarily (though some you will think less of) but rather that you think more highly of yourself.
A Framework
Like I said above there is more to being a man than to procreate, protect, and provide or as I put them attract/mate, fight/defend, and acquire resources but the two A’s and one F isn’t nearly as catchy as the three P’s. Though this is no all there is to manhood it is a good start and something that every man needs to master. Unless you are unnatural women will play a large part in your life either for pleasure or to bear strong sons and virtuous daughters, as well as to cook and clean and do other things you’d rather not do and are not suited for. Women are something that are either going to give you much pain or much pleasure depending on how you know how to handle them.
Then of course you must know how to defend yourself and your tribe. You may say that we don’t live in a violent society so what’s the point? But you’d be wrong on multiple accounts. First off mankind is violent always has been and always will be. Go into any neighborhood not of your kind late at night and see what happens. Mankind is still a violent and tribal species and always will be. To address this base level of being a man you must be able to fight off those would do you and those with you harm. Both hunter and warrior are the natural professions of man.
The acquirement of resources of also important. This can take many forms but in today’s world they are all going to have to do with money. Unless you live on a self sustaining farm (a noble goal and more power to you) however for most this is going to have to do with acquiring money. There is a “science” if you will of acquiring money that the masses do not understand (otherwise they’d have money). Understanding this science and gaining knowledge about how money works is fundamental to mastering the base level of being a man. The three P’s.
Establishing A Base
Establishing a base, a strong foundation is important for developing anything and your masculinity and manhood is no exception. Like I said there is much more to being a man than the three P’s but when it comes to your wellbeing and development they represent a solid base on which to build from. Handling them will allow you to go further and higher than before. They are the foundation upon which you can build more on. Without a good foundation whatever is built will collapse in on itself. Your manhood is no different.
In this book we are going to look at ways to improve upon each area of the three P’s. As well as how they relate to being a man and perhaps most importantly how men mislead themselves with each. A perfect example is a man who focuses solely on chasing women and sleeping with them and essentially see’s himself as a human dildo. The more women he can sleep with the more of a man and the more worth that he has. Most would say this man is in error because he hurts women, but that is because they care nothing for men and only see everything from a woman’s point of few (this includes the majority of men’s writers). When in fact he is in error because he has placed women above his own manhood and development. He has put women above himself, something no man should ever do.
Not only am I going to show you the ways in which to improve every area of the three P’s but also the fastest ways to do each. Then once you have these three areas covered you can move on to the more important aspects of manhood and masculinity. Something that very few males ever do because they are caught up chasing after one of the three P’s never getting what they want from it or they place one of the three P’s as their overall goal. The three P’s are simply a base that once you get covered you start building bigger and better things on top. Even the greatest foundation just by itself is of little merit, it’s what goes on top of that foundation.
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-Charles Sledge
Rightly said. There is much more than the Three P’s. One would absolutely need to find more resources to learn more about it.
That’s why I treat masculinity as a skill. Nice article sir!
Thanks Akshay.
Men are born inside the fire. We don’t grow into men. If you treat masculinity as a skill, then you are a man.