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1. Must be sweeter than honey.
2. Willing to rebut her man.
- Nothing is worse than a significant other who is so intent on pleasing you that they don't hold you to a high standard. Since I desire a woman whom I can respect, love, and cherish, that woman must be willing to call me out when I am in the wrong. This is most important when it comes to matters of morality. As a Christian, the goal of every relationship is to support one another and to push the other toward a closer walk with God, living in His will and loving Him more each day. True, nagging is generally not a positive, but I need a woman whose loyalty to me is not the highest in her life. She must be loyal to the Lord and to a life of moral acuity, righteousness, and good works (Hebrews 10:24). In the end, this may not be a big deal because, once the deal has been sealed, women generally have no problem pointing out their husband's flaws. Nonetheless, I'm looking for an upright, honorable woman who will challenge me with a high standard of treatment for her and for all other people, a standard that will spur me on to a life full of service and selflessness, a life of true love and compassion. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Ain't nothing better than a woman with scruples.
3. Cooking skills.
- Call me sexist if you want, but it would be really nice to have a wife who can cook well, preferably in Southern style. Mhm, poke salad. There are many qualities that may initially seem more important, but in the long run, having a honey-pookie-pie who can cook will pay off much more than most others. However, I am certainly willing to compromise on this one. After all, I actually sort of enjoy cooking myself (I do not mean preparing myself as food) and would not mind doing so for a household. Also, even if a young lady isn't a world-class chef, almost anyone can learn to get by pretty well. All ya gotta do is use plenty of SweetNLowe and have fresh HoneyBagels in the morning.
4. A balance of intellect and appreciation of silliness.
- While I don't think of myself as anything like an intellectual giant, I like to question, know, read, discuss, and think critically about concepts and intellectual positions. I like to read philosophy (love of wisdom) and theology and to develop my own conceptions of reality, God, beauty, sin, etc. Furthermore, I cannot stand most television and cinema, because I am hypercritical of every idea that is presented to me, rapidly considering the biases present, the implicit implications, and how the idea stands against an orthodox Christian meta-narrative. In such a condition, I am somewhat disturbed by individuals who can amuse themselves with richly biased and profoundly, stupidly shallow television shows and other sorts of media. I want a companion who is critical, yet tolerant, of ideas, a companion that reads, a companion that I can sit with and discuss matters of philosophy and theology with, a companion who knows things and can engage in intelligent dialogue. Even while I am relatively unlearned, my studies and personal thoughts have tended to make me feel disconnected. I don't often find people who are prepared to talk about the issues that occupy my thoughts, and I absolutely relish every second of dialogue that I participate in with a sharp, yet humble, intellect. Nothing could be better than chillin' in a hot tub with my pretty little hog-stump and philosophizing about archetypes, causation in the sui generis creator-creation relationship, the nature of time, etc. (Note: I do not mean to imply by all this that women tend to not be thoughtful people. On the contrary, women are usually more thoughtful than men, and that is something that I find pleasant in them. Nevertheless, in our contemporary situation, most critical thought, which is partly inherent in the human, is stymied by a shallow consumer culture that requires conformity and unwitting participation in the institutionalized cultural geist and procedure. As a Christian, I want a woman whose allegiance belongs to God and who will consequently exercise critical and deep thought regarding the culture and the multiplicity of worldviews that vie for dominance over the lives of humans.).
- On the other hand, I am devoted to the art of punmanship, and I reserve a good deal of my mind for the cultivation and digestion of absurd ridiculousness. I have an odd sense of humor, and I would like a woman who appreciates and engages it, or at least endures it. She must be willing to forgive (a lot) my tendency to listen poorly and to instead make puns connected to everything she ever says, or everything we ever experience together. So, yeah, sense of humor is pretty important.
1/2. M s b f r i i g.
- I m k m s a e r t e f e u n l a d, b f r I b g n d t n a l d I w l i e a e t i p e i e: I a d m a d I w l d d m t i g , s m t m s n t o t o i n c n m t v s, s I h m l a k t a y u m g a i o s y p r o m w o s, a d I v w t a w y a k o l d e w a I' e d n a d t m k t e a p o r a e c a g s. I l v y u, b b. Y u b m g c i m l n. F r i e e s i e s n i l t e e y g o r l t o s i , f r p o l a e n t p r e t. S r o s y, f r a y n t p t u w t m , t e 'v g t a b f r i i g a d f r e t n .T i i w i d, s I' j s g n a w i e a f w m r r n o t i g . T i i p e t c o t o g . A y a , y a , I w n a w m n t b a t t b t f r i i g. A s , s e m s b w l i g t p r o m e a e c n e f u i m. F n l y, a n' n t i g b t e t a a w m n w t s r p e . I w l a s b f r i i g t w r h r. P a e!
Well, there ya go, folks. Those were four and 1/2 qualities that I would like for my future spouse to possess, although I most want a woman who knows how to be herself. I hope you agree or at least get what I mean. If you don't you should definitely get that checked out.
Before I end this contribution let me briefly address one more thing. There are a lot of presuppositions contained in this blog, and this session is not an exception. We will presuppose our future marriages, our future attitudes and preferences, and aspects of future people. So, let me insist that I am not entirely comfortable with assuming that I will achieve a state of nuptiality. There is certainly no necessary need to be married. Much Christian tradition, while acknowledging the sanctity of marriage, affirms the superiority of a single life (1 Corinthians 7). Yes, I do think that I will get married, but I do not rule out singularity. It is a valid option that deserves some consideration. In fact, I sometimes think I'd be better suited for it. Anyways, I just wanted to put that out there, floating like an awkward silence. See ya later, you wonderful person. Shalom!
Superbly,
SmoothJazz
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