ELLIPSIS

I love the use of the three dots or ellipsis. You just don't know how long had elapsed between each clause.

The implications of each is also worth close examination. Even the title. Why should a man's prayer be different than a woman's prayer? Why? Because of the male gene, as some have called it. Submission, even to God seems tougher for men. It means that as a man, he cannot handle everything that comes up. He needs to let go and let God, as the saying goes. But his pride, his ego, his sense of self often times doesn't allow.

"I'm a man." The very statement shouts, "so deal with it." I am the way I am. Accept it. Defer to it. Expect me to be like a man should be. Macho. Assertive. Controlling.

"But I can change." I'm big enough to adapt. I'm open-minded. Somewhat. I'm not so set in my ways that I can't take on something new. I can adjust. I can even re-evaluate. I can change. Honestly.

"If I have to." That says it all. If I am made to. But I'm perfectly fine the way I am. I can make it on my own. But if forced, if given an ultimatum, then I can be strong-minded enough to change.

"I guess." Beautiful. Not certainty, some doubt. "If absolutely necessary", is the implication. Like eating those vegetables when I was a boy. I can take my medicine. Well, maybe.

What will he be like after making these changes? He might just not be recognizable.