The Corruption In Men And Women

Society has many corruptions, one of which is the corruption that exists in men and women:

1. Corruption In Men:
• Men are influenced by society (especially TV and movies) to be a certain way - to be machismo, tough, arrogant, competitive, independent etc. These faulty ideals are a lie, influenced by the quality of selfishness.
• If men show any feminine qualities, they're teased and mocked for being a sissy, whipped, too emotional etc.
• There's a discrepancy between who men really are and who society tells them they should be. This discrepancy creates confusion, tension, stress and unhappiness, as men try to fit in to the faulty societal ideal of what a 'real' man should be.
• Men should simply be themselves. Men should be brave and not be afraid to be caring, tender, compassionate, considerate, thoughtful etc.
2. Corruption In Women:
• Women are influenced by society to be more like men, to nullify their own true essence, their feminine qualities and adopt masculine qualities instead. This faulty ideal is a lie, influenced by the quality of selfishness.
• Women are teased and mocked for being too needy, clingy, emotional etc. Being a mother (one of the most important roles in society) is considered meaningless - you're JUST a mother, how boring - when in fact, the opposite is true. Being a housewife is also considered meaningless, when the opposite is true, taking care of a home is an extremely important role.
• There's a discrepancy between who women really are and who society tells them they should be. This discrepancy creates confusion, tension, stress and unhappiness, as women try to fit in to the faulty societal ideal of what a 'real' woman should be. Worse yet, women are trying to be like the men than men themselves are trying to be like.
• Women should simply be themselves. Women should be brave and not be afraid to be caring, tender, nurturing, gentle, compassionate etc.

In this world, masculine qualities (defined as being fierce, powerful, aggressive, competitive) are idolized over feminine qualities (defined as being nurturing, caring, tender, compassionate etc.) This lie is influenced by the quality of selfishness.

We have to change from selfishness (for me) to bestowal (for others). We have to build a new society that's rooted in bestowal and The Truth, one that inspires men and women to be themselves.

The Truth is that God Himself (who relative to us is masculine) is gentle, kind, nurturing, loving, caring etc. He has all the qualities - defined in this world as feminine and undesirable.

Men should be inspired by God Himself, to know what a real man should be.

Women should be inspired by God Himself, to know that there's nothing wrong with their feminine qualities.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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