I don't think any man's effeminacy can be accurately observed without the individualized context of his core fear, desire, and his specific fixation to achieve that desire and protect himself from that fear. Some men have a core fixation that's rooted in overcoming shame. These men are driven by their emotional center. It's easy to call them effeminate or to say they're consumed by "luxury and sloth" when they're deteriorated. However, it's true but not useful. Men driven by their emotional center are not arrested from action because they're lazy, but rather because they lack the aliveness and connection needed to feel heard and important.
Effeminacy means not doing what's right because you're either put off by the pain involved or distracted by pleasure. Fear can be involved, and shame is a virtue anyway.
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I don't think any man's effeminacy can be accurately observed without the individualized context of his core fear, desire, and his specific fixation to achieve that desire and protect himself from that fear. Some men have a core fixation that's rooted in overcoming shame. These men are driven by their emotional center. It's easy to call them effeminate or to say they're consumed by "luxury and sloth" when they're deteriorated. However, it's true but not useful. Men driven by their emotional center are not arrested from action because they're lazy, but rather because they lack the aliveness and connection needed to feel heard and important.
Effeminacy means not doing what's right because you're either put off by the pain involved or distracted by pleasure. Fear can be involved, and shame is a virtue anyway.