The Way of the Fruit
These men peruse life as
childish consumers, believing that the world exists for their pleasure.
They move from one fix to the next, mindlessly investing their time & money into
excessive hobbies. They will often buy whatever they want or find a
means to, giving into the marketers who sell one false illusion of
manhood after another. I don't have to reach any further than my shower
to pick up a bottle of Axe shampoo to find this. On the back of the
bottle is a silhouette of a man with a woman on each side. It's shampoo
for crying out loud!
The further down this road
they go, the more destructive their obsessions become. Ultimately, it
leads to using people to further their own means and an incredibly
distorted view of priorities. They will trade in precious time with
their spouse or family to play the latest video game for hours on end,
neglecting those around them and themselves. Bills go unpaid while the
latest gadget sit around their homes. It is a very destructive path.
In other words, these men simply live to consume, when they were created to create & cultivate.
And
sadly, this defines my own life, especially in the first years of my
marriage. At the age 21, I was married with a newborn in our house. We
barely made ends meet financially, often relying on family & friends
to pay the bills. My escape was in video games. I played every free
moment I had, leaving my wife to take care of the baby and eventually
toddler by herself. Gone were the conversations that grew us together;
those moments of discovering each other were thrown out the window
because I was childish, foolish, and less than a man. Looking back, I
am ashamed of my behavior and neglect of her. Living in her constant
graces for not walking out on me.
The Way of the Fruit was not for me. What about you reader? Ever found yourself there?
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