it with himself or
others. He keeps it inside, preferring to live with the pain. For him to
recognize the hurt means to be a failure as a man. In contrast, woman
sees nothing wrong with being fearful; she even deems it a virtue. She
does not know "failure" as man does, because she does not compete. The
more she submits, the more she can bask in the happiness of
carefreeness. She calls it "honest" to recognize and share her fears.
She has no bad conscience about it, and sees no fault in her argument.
Yes, it is honest to recognize suffering, but it is dishonest to submit
to it. Woman only accepts her fear so she can submit to it. Man, with
his relative love of reason, is in a predicament. He knows it is wrong
to submit to his fear, but also knows he hasn't the strength to confront
it. All he can do is let his fear settle in his brain and make the best
out of a bad situation.
If only man were more rational! - then fear would not arise in him at
all.
The woman's defence
Woman has the strongest of defences. She can counter any argument by
claiming to be unqua
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