Making a Man

What makes a man?

Is it being prepared to do the right thing, even if it hurts in the end?
Is it offering a helping hand knowing that you could be just taken advantage of?
Is it hard work and the will to persevere?
Is it as simple as manners and a decent attitude?
Is it being able to admit when you're wrong?

I guess these don't make a man necessarily, but apply to making a good person in general. I often wonder if I am looked upon as a good man or if I'm just merely a shell of a man with no sustenance. It seems silly to think about, but these are the type of questions that plague my mind for hours and days at a time. I want to be a good man. I want to do the right things. I want to be helpful. I want to be knowledgeable.I want to be useful.

I try. So help me, I try.

But am I trying hard enough?