The way of a man with a maiden?!
When he is born, she is all he knows. He can't live without her, she nurses and cares for him. They bond in a manner unknown to any other relationship.
As he begins to find his way in life he slowly looses sight of her. To be later fascinated by the same specie , a much younger version. He is curious, he wants to know more about her,she looks different from him, she sounds different, she is different. Then he wants to "know" her because she gives him a "funny" feeling.
As a young man, he wants to experiment to find out if she can take the "funny" feeling away. It's gone for a moment, then it's back again.
He's drown to her, but when he turns around he sees another yet more intriguing than the last. Can he pursue her? but what about the other one?, no, this other one looks more promising. Wait a minute, there is another one "I've never seen one like this before" he thinks. They are so many, he can't have them all, he has got to choose, but does he really? he could have a piece of each one you know?!. That way he doesn't loose out.
He takes his time just like a car buyer, making sure he gets the car that suits his taste. Sometimes (if he is lucky)he'll get a great deal first time, or maybe he'll find out that she doesn't fit his prescription. He returns her and searches some more.
One thing remains a surety, he has to have "her" in his life. Life without her is odd, empty, meaningless.
The young lady, once a little snooty nosed kid down the block now looks very attractive. The girl nobody noticed in class now looks extremely pretty. The choices are endless but he has to make a decision.
Now that he a "man" he searches for one just like the first in his life, no one compares to her, she was ideal. He finally thinks he has seen one that comes close. He is ready to commit. Convinced that he will not be looking any more, he places a ring on her finger.
Time passes and "lets face it, it's hard not to look around". The colleague at work?, now she looks really good. The platonic relationship with a long time friend, is not so platonic any more. But what about the one at home?, is she still attractive? "yes she is - but...". Is she the one I want to spend forever with? "yes she is - but...".
The "buts" are endless because?? ... "it's hard to explain you see".
The ones scantily dressed are luring, the ones selling for a price are luring - "but...it's not right" the words scream in his head, "but...it sure would feel good" - the reply comes. "Okay" he says to himself, "just this once and never again" but, will it be just once?.
The twelfth time it happens he is still struggling to convince himself "just this once and never again", but this time there is almost no resolve.
He might say "I give up,I can't fight it, it's the way I am, I just can't put an end to this".
He might say "I've got to get a grip on this or else I will loose the one I have".
He follows his first instincts and ruin surely follows.
He realises that having more than one maiden is a little less than a nightmare.
His world falls apart.
Trying to keep the maidens out of each others faces doesn't work.
His world falls apart.
He follows his second instincts and there is a ray of hope.
He realises that the maiden he chose is a gem.
He is peaceful.
He realises that he just might have made the wrong decision when choosing a maiden.
He has to live with the choice.
He realises that he can't live with this maiden and be happy.
He has to walk out and begin the process all over again or maybe never, it's complicated.
"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a maiden."
King Solomon Proverbs 30:18-19
As he begins to find his way in life he slowly looses sight of her. To be later fascinated by the same specie , a much younger version. He is curious, he wants to know more about her,she looks different from him, she sounds different, she is different. Then he wants to "know" her because she gives him a "funny" feeling.
As a young man, he wants to experiment to find out if she can take the "funny" feeling away. It's gone for a moment, then it's back again.
He's drown to her, but when he turns around he sees another yet more intriguing than the last. Can he pursue her? but what about the other one?, no, this other one looks more promising. Wait a minute, there is another one "I've never seen one like this before" he thinks. They are so many, he can't have them all, he has got to choose, but does he really? he could have a piece of each one you know?!. That way he doesn't loose out.
He takes his time just like a car buyer, making sure he gets the car that suits his taste. Sometimes (if he is lucky)he'll get a great deal first time, or maybe he'll find out that she doesn't fit his prescription. He returns her and searches some more.
One thing remains a surety, he has to have "her" in his life. Life without her is odd, empty, meaningless.
The young lady, once a little snooty nosed kid down the block now looks very attractive. The girl nobody noticed in class now looks extremely pretty. The choices are endless but he has to make a decision.
Now that he a "man" he searches for one just like the first in his life, no one compares to her, she was ideal. He finally thinks he has seen one that comes close. He is ready to commit. Convinced that he will not be looking any more, he places a ring on her finger.
Time passes and "lets face it, it's hard not to look around". The colleague at work?, now she looks really good. The platonic relationship with a long time friend, is not so platonic any more. But what about the one at home?, is she still attractive? "yes she is - but...". Is she the one I want to spend forever with? "yes she is - but...".
The "buts" are endless because?? ... "it's hard to explain you see".
The ones scantily dressed are luring, the ones selling for a price are luring - "but...it's not right" the words scream in his head, "but...it sure would feel good" - the reply comes. "Okay" he says to himself, "just this once and never again" but, will it be just once?.
The twelfth time it happens he is still struggling to convince himself "just this once and never again", but this time there is almost no resolve.
He might say "I give up,I can't fight it, it's the way I am, I just can't put an end to this".
He might say "I've got to get a grip on this or else I will loose the one I have".
He follows his first instincts and ruin surely follows.
He realises that having more than one maiden is a little less than a nightmare.
His world falls apart.
Trying to keep the maidens out of each others faces doesn't work.
His world falls apart.
He follows his second instincts and there is a ray of hope.
He realises that the maiden he chose is a gem.
He is peaceful.
He realises that he just might have made the wrong decision when choosing a maiden.
He has to live with the choice.
He realises that he can't live with this maiden and be happy.
He has to walk out and begin the process all over again or maybe never, it's complicated.
"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a maiden."
King Solomon Proverbs 30:18-19
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