Vulture
As I mentioned in <a href=”http://beaman.unanimocracy.com/2006/02/03/what-is-a-man/”>”What is a Man”</a>, the second most common form of Man is the vulture. About 19% of men are vultures, a little under 1 in 5.
The vulture-Man is the chicken-Man’s worst enemy. Mr. Vulture walks with an attitude, talks with an attitude, seems to always get the girl, and treats her like garbage if he treats her at all. You might be this guy’s customer, and he’ll treat you like junk.
I’ve met vultures that are unemployed but are still successful with friends and women. They can’t rub two dimes together, yet they’re never alone on a Friday night — someone wants to hang out with them.
Sometimes the vulture is the tattooed biker, but that is more a stereotype than a reality. I’ve met vultures who are geeks, stock brokers and lawyers. The vulture tends to be the one walking with the big stick, but inside they’re full of fear and hate.
The few vultures in my past were really the key to my finding the solution to being a Man. I’d be the nice guy with people, and I’d get walked on. The vultures were total jerks, and they’d always seem to get what they want and move on quickly. I figured it was just how life would always be — the nice guy finishes last.
Yet as I aged, I realized that both the chicken and the vulture are futureless. The chicken gets walked all over and lets himself get abused by his boss, his wife and his friends. The vulture walks all over himself, and doesn’t let himself ever get ahead. It is a constant game of overeating and purging — meaning people.
Looking deeper at the vulture, I realized that they were showing me something I didn’t realize before — that people have desires that can overcome their needs, and that people tend to be chickens if they are in the presence of someone who acts stronger than them. This was mind blowing to me, as I couldn’t believe that I had always learned (from parents, friends, school, television and books) to be nice and sweet and always tell people what you’re thinking. The fact was, I saw so many failures with nice guys, I decided to look closer at the vultures.
What I found was the complete opposite of what I grew up believing.
As I mentioned in the definition of Man, the second most common form of Man is the vulture. About 19% of men are vultures, a little under 1 in 5.
The vulture-Man is the chicken-Man’s worst enemy. Mr. Vulture walks with an attitude, talks with an attitude, seems to always get the girl, and treats her like garbage if he treats her at all. You might be this guy’s customer, and he’ll treat you like junk.
I’ve met vultures that are unemployed but are still successful with friends and women. They can’t rub two dimes together, yet they’re never alone on a Friday night — someone wants to hang out with them.
Sometimes the vulture is the tattooed biker, but that is more a stereotype than a reality. I’ve met vultures who are geeks, stock brokers and lawyers. The vulture tends to be the one walking with the big stick, but inside they’re full of fear and hate.
The few vultures in my past were really the key to my finding the solution to being a Man. I’d be the nice guy with people, and I’d get walked on. The vultures were total jerks, and they’d always seem to get what they want and move on quickly. I figured it was just how life would always be — the nice guy finishes last.
Yet as I aged, I realized that both the chicken and the vulture are futureless. The chicken gets walked all over and lets himself get abused by his boss, his wife and his friends. The vulture walks all over himself, and doesn’t let himself ever get ahead. It is a constant game of overeating and purging — meaning people.
Looking deeper at the vulture, I realized that they were showing me something I didn’t realize before — that people have desires that can overcome their needs, and that people tend to be chickens if they are in the presence of someone who acts stronger than them. This was mind blowing to me, as I couldn’t believe that I had always learned (from parents, friends, school, television and books) to be nice and sweet and always tell people what you’re thinking. The fact was, I saw so many failures with nice guys, I decided to look closer at the vultures.
What I found was the complete opposite of what I grew up believing.
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- Man
- Hawk
- Chicken
- Hawk Virtue #1: Determination
- A-level Desire Grade
