RE: Love without lust, a Man's Greatest Challenge and Triumph
I think this goes with both male and female as well. A lot of men are aimed at for lusting but women can lust just as much. Too much as the sexual touch and greed come together and joined hand in hand when it comes to lust. Thus creating so much damage, hurt and pain.
Lusting over your significant other can bring hurt as well. The want and this blinded need can blind the other person in whole, feelings, body and mind, spiritually, all around. And then the other person doesn't understand. Yet there isn't an exact way to explain the hurt. Not in a manner that the other person cares to understand at times. It can be hard. I thank you for bringing this up and writing about it. It is something people should care to know in order to respect and love properly.
I agree, this does swing both ways. However, I'm not a woman so I don't feel qualified to talk about the struggles that women go through. However, if a woman were to write a similar post about her struggles, I'm sure she would receive a similar level of support and encouragement that I did with mine. <3 I think your views are bang on. Thank you for sharing this with me and those who take the time to read and explore these ideas. Peace and love to you my spiritual sister.
I think you are right about the support and encouragement but I also think women would get the 'slut' shaming part too. Society is so messed up. Just so messed up. Having more people like you, your wife, Tammy, and so on are what we need to help this world turn into a positive way. I keep finding people are more closed minded than they are open minded and not willing to learn or even try to understand what is and what isn't. It is a hard world.
I've never personally had somebody call me names, but then again, men are treated differently than women. In safe containers like what we create in groups, that does not happen, but there is a risk of it happening in public. If it ever did, I would be the first to stand and confront those who would try to shame or guilt others as that form of violence is not tolerated at all. It would be a learning curve but the more that people start to open up and find the support to confront those who lash out with violence, then the sooner we can get the healing process going and really change this world for the better. It is indeed hard work!
This is what makes you such an awesome being! Thank you for who you are and what you stand for <3