Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Reflections on Adam

So I was thinking about Adam, and it occurred to me that, in reality, I've been thinking about it all wrong.

Adam had the easiest life ever.
Think about it. He didn't have to grow stuff for a long time. God personally set him up with the perfect woman (no dating problems! No wondering if she was the right one! No having to play the game!). He never worried about what to wear. He was given one rule to follow, which he proceeded to break- and it turned out to be fine, even great and necessary, that he did so. Even after he left the garden, what was he tempted to do? Steal? From who? Sleep around? With who? Envy? Envy who?

Say what you will- Adam got a lot of slack.

1 comment:

Crystal said...

So, I think it's kind of funny that you started the last four posts the exact same way.

And Adam was given more than one rule. He probably did have to worry about what to wear. If he wanted anything done, he either had to do it or get Eve to do it. For a long time he couldn't get anything done that required more than two people. And, while Eve was many wonderful things, she was not perfect. I'm guessing Adam had a harder time than you're giving him credit for.