The story I chose from the bible is "Human disobedience." After God made a paradise for Adam and Eve, he also restricted them to eat from the tree of knowledge. Adam and Eve loved God dearly, certainly they would obey God; but the most crafty animal, snake, is waiting for the moment to destroy God's relationship with man. The snake instigated Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. Feeling the allure of the fruit, and how wonderful it is to become wise, Eve tried the fruit and gave it to Adam as well. The moment they gain wisdom, they also realized that they were naked. They hid themselves in the trees away from God, and that's about the end of the close relationship between God and humans.
I think the most important features are the snake and the tree of knowledge. The tree of knowledge may represent the enticement of now world, and we seldom overcome our desire for things that arent ours, just like the tree of knowledge actually belongs to God. The snake seemed positive that the fruit and its words would attract Eve, and it seems to know humans always attempt to disobey and cross their limitations; so the trick worked. Since the relationship was no longer perfect between God and human, God sent them away into the real cruel world. The human arent immortal anymore, so the real world would be full of danger for them. There are a lot more sufferings: women suffers a great pain when giving birth to children, and men have to work of a living, and these punishment will pass down generations by generations, and it would never end.
Ive known this story for many years, but I guess I never learned a lesson from it. I guess it's because that everyone suffers the same, we also share the same punishment, and then, it doesnt seem like punishment at all. In other words, it's just like our ordinary life, and I guess no one would think that they are being punished when they work for a living, or when giving birth to a child.
The story I chose from the bible is "Human disobedience." ... The human aren't immortal anymore, so the real world would be full of danger for them. ... I wonder why he took the chance to let his beloved human eat the forbidden fruit? ... Will there be "humans" over there, too? ... Humans are made weak, and need a strong protection. ...