The Mark of a Man

When Mr. Antoloni says, “The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause…” I think he means that the man is immature because dyeing for a cause is good and all but what are actually doing for that cause if you are dead? That’s right nothing! When a man is dead, that man is of no use to the cause any more. You might have done a lot of good things, but you are not doing them anymore. The man may have even had a great success for the cause, and that is great, but his success ended when he died. He is even more immature because he wants to die for that cause. It means that the man is selfish. He is only thinking of how he can be glorified and praised. If the man cannot realize that he is no good dead, then in my opinion he is very immature. In my mind he only wants to be remembered.

Mr. Antoloni also says “…while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” I think what he is saying is that the man that is the most mature and wants to live for his cause. He knows that while he lives he can be assured that the cause is the most important thing, and that it is accomplished. The man is humble because he knows that the cause is much greater than him. He realizes that he is just a pawn to the cause, and he is accepting of that. He is humbled by the fact that he is a part of such a huge cause. All in all, I think he is saying that you should try to live for a good cause and be humbled by that cause. You are no good when you are dead, so live and do all you can for it.