(Today, we have the honor of having The Fierce Gentleman as a Guest Blogger. I have been a fan of his message and his blog for a while. So I leave you all in the competent hands of @FierceGentleman.)
I
was inspired in the following article, The
Ethical Lothario, by Being Caballero.
The
esteemed author of this article is correct; we need to stop viewing our
interactions with women solely on our ability to mate and match. As he so
eloquently put it: "Just because you're not her Mr. Right, doesn't mean
you have to be her Mr. Wrong."
I
wanted to share my perspective when I meet women. Female readers may find
this enlightening.
Whatever
women I find in front of me is the right woman for me to be talking to at that
moment. Because I do not believe in a random universe, I know that we were
brought together for a purpose, and there is -- at bare minimum -- a joyful
moment of togetherness that we can create. Even if we don't get along. Even if
we have no chemistry. Even if we never see each other again. There is also
probably something I can learn from her in our interaction, and I do my best to
approach every woman in this spirit.
In
fact, it's because we may never
see each other again that I practice Presence. What if I am the last man to
ever speak to her? I must speak to her tenderly and with my full attention.
What if I am the last man to touch her? I must touch her with that in mind.
Either of us could die tomorrow. An asteroid could wipe us out in the next
minute. Let's make our words and actions count, and not waste time in banter on
banal generalities.
Let
me breathe deeply and hold her eye contact, so she knows she has my full
attention. Let her blossom in the warmth of my Presence. Most of us don't
listen to each other anymore in conversation, so let her have a taste of being
really listened to, and the positive effects can ripple outward from there.
The
other point I want to address is the point of neediness; that men see every attractive woman as a potential
romantic partner, and approach her in that spirit. This is caused by
artificial sexual scarcity instilled by a society seeking to divorce ourselves
from genuinely erotic lives, and then sell them back to us piecemeal by
connecting sex to every useless consumer gadget we simply must buy.
In
order to escape this twisted manipulation, we as men need to create or
re-create our own erotic lives, starting with mindful love of ourselves that
does not devolve into empty fantasy (i.e., pornography). If we are nourished
and abundant on a physical and emotional level, why would we feel craving or
neediness towards a woman? This allows us to enjoy women for everything they
offer without attachment to making them a girlfriend, wife or bedmate.
It
will sound silly, but how many of us ever thank our body for all the work it
does for us? How many of us are proud of the strength of our arms, the pillars
of our legs? Most modern men, I've found, are completely disconnected from
their bodies. It's time to plug back into our physicality so we can draw up the
energy that the world requires of us.
But
let's not do it for women - let's do it for ourselves, and let everyone
benefit.
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