Have you visited a nudist camp? Lived in one?
No? Me either.
Yes? What did you think? Did you undress and become
part of the society?
I would find it awkward and embarrassing to visit one.
And no way would I take off my clothes.
I’d wear layers of garments, a large sombrero, and dark sunglasses. I’d
also get out of there ASAP.
Adam and Eve lived in the first nudist camp. Well, actually
it was a beautiful garden, but they were both naked and weren’t ashamed by this
lack of covering.
They were happy with their condition.
Eve had no laundry to do. No ironing. No shopping for
new apparel. No binding bras. No worries about if an outfit was the correct choice,
and no fear the shoes would fit or not. She didn’t have a woman to criticize an
outfit.
Adam had no neckties to strangle him. No corporate
ladder to climb. No decision between boxers or tighty whities. All he did was let
it all hang loose.
The first pair of humans lived unadorned and without
concerns of any kind. No civil laws to say otherwise.
Can you imagine running through the bushes wild and unrestricted?
There were no thorns or stickers on the ground to hurt bare feet.
These two were comfortable with each other. They also
enjoyed the variety of animals. Here’s a thought. I suppose dogs didn’t sniff a
backside back in those days. If they did, Adam might have wished for a pair of
Hanes boxers.
Many people talk to their pets, and
sometimes, the animal responds with a bark or a meow. However, Eve conversed with a snake, and the reptile
responded by speaking to her in the same language. Whatever that was. Anyway,
they understood each other.
The snake, AKA as Satan, convinced Eve to eat a
forbidden fruit, and the newlywed Eve persuaded her hubby to dine with her.
Uh-oh! The situation changed in the blink of an eye.
They looked at each other and simultaneously declared,
“You’re naked.”
Freedom ended. Work began. “Quick, let’s make a
covering.” They shouted to each other.
The duo gathered fig leaves and sewed them together to
hide their bodies. They lucked out by selecting
fig leaves. What if they had chosen poison ivy? Mercy! What an itch that would
have been.
Evidently, they didn’t think the fig leaves did a
proper job of hiding their brand-new discovery of nakedness. When God came
looking for them, they hid behind trees. They weren’t into showing off their
new clothes. But of course, one can’t
hide from God.
God had told them not to eat that particular fruit,
but they disobeyed, and they suffered consequences.
God provided the proper fashion. He slayed an animal
or maybe two of His precious creatures to provide clothes for the pair. Since the duo only ate fruit and veggies,
they must not have been overweight, so perhaps one animal skin provided enough cover
for the two of them.
Eve still went braless, so there is that.
God drove them from their perfect home, and they began
to work.
This account of the Fall of Man is true and accurate, and
I’m sorry all of humanity is born into sin, but I’m grateful we now wear
clothes.
Unless you live in a nudist society. But if you do, don’t send pictures. Thank you in advance.
