Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote that the average man is “born red, and dies gray.” In today’s nugget, Brett and Kate McKay, writing for The Art of Manliness, make an inspiring case that you should aspire to “die red” instead.

What does that mean? As the authors put it: “There are those who continue knocking and asking, exploring and searching — who resist inertia to live each day, year, and decade with full energy of soul.”

Read on to learn more!