A Man

I once told someone I care deeply for, what I believe a man should be. What being a man is. I told her that a man is someone who can forgo all their wants and needs for the help and betterment of others. Someone who will give it their all to do the right thing. Why is it so hard to achieve that? Why are things so overpowering that I cannot be the Man I want to be. I will be that someday. I know I will be, but right now it seems that there is nothing but my selfishness guiding my actions.