To: lorrie coey who wrote (34559 ) 2/21/1999 1:14:00 AM From: one_less Respond to of 67261
<<Oh really?!! What do they adore most about "women"...?>> I need first to set parameters for my answer to your question. Why? I have found in the past that what appeared to be a straightforward question from you, was in fact a set up. First let me clarify that I see human beings and my associations with them differently than you do (at least as previous posts would demonstrate). You see human beings as a utility. To you they can be entertainment, a matter of curiosity, and a resource to a personal increase. To me, human beings are a responsibility. You object if I include a reference to "my" daughters or "my" wife in any example. The referent word "my" drives you to the edge of frenzy. Of course it would, because to you this indicates I am using them for self-gratifying purposes. My responsibility for my daughters has been: As infants I fed them, as toddlers I restrained them from the hot stove, as children I guided their development, as youth I offered encouragement. I am perfectly comfortable with the term "my" as a referent to "my" daughters because it represents our bonds and my responsibility in that. When I refer to my adoration of women, of course I am not including women with a nasty disposition toward other members of their society. I am including those that struggle to live a clean and decent life. I cherish the memory of those who I've been fortunate enough to meet or know on a personal level. I find repose in them, and between us is affection and mercy. In a society where this is a standard, everyone is responsible for the protection and maintenance of others. That doesn't mean anyone is intellectually or spiritually superior. It does, however afford dignity, respect, and protection in all aspects and all stages of life from birth until death in addition to the recognition, the balance, and means for the fulfillment of all spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs. It is the woman that is woven into the fabric of a balanced society that I adore. I don't say that to challenge you or to cast an insult to your independent lifestyle. I am merely attempting to answer what I would hope was a straightforward question.