If you were to describe what it means to be a man in one word, what would it be and why?

"חַיִל or chayil" 

Why that word? "The man who rises up to who he was designed to engage his community and his environment.  He doesn't give up or turn back when there is resistance, but he bravely revises how he will use the resources at his disposal to improve the world."

Word: חַיִל or chayil
Occupation: Asst. CIO
Age: 62
From: Mankato, MN

Who is the manliest person you know and why?

"Ken E. He is my adopted father, farmed until he turned 90, and is more alive with chayil than most humans I know. "