The Garden of Eden

In this important part of the Old Testament, the foundation for Christian civilization was laid down figuratively and literally by God while he created the planet Earth over six days.  God chose to create a planet filled with riches, yet he also took the risk of creating humanity in the form of Adam and Eve. However, Adam and Eve simply cannot be trusted with the riches to which they have been entrusted. The sin of temptation is clearly the moral of these chapters of the Bible because it reinforces the belief that we must be able to be trusted and respectful of other’s wishes to be a full-functioning human being.  Moreover, the author of Genesis outlines his views of a Christian world where women are subservient to men, even being created as an afterthought, which surprised me because as many times as I have heard this story I have never really paid attention to the clear definition of gender roles. In the scene of the Garden of Eden, the audience can really see the outlines of really a societal code that governs the actions of its members whether it be trustworthiness or a “woman’s place.” While I have never really considered the story in the context of my origins, I can see a clear correlation in the fact that one must own his own mistakes and mistakes have real consequences for the future as Adam and Even are expelled from the Garden for eternity forced to make their own way living a simple life. Even though many individuals will never have to face such harsh consequences, we all have to face a consequence in some way or another for our wrongdoing and our mistake will always travel with us whether we would like the memory to be there or not. 

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