I mentioned the male figure in nature and remarked it/him to be a pitiable thing yesterday. It may be worth explaining in greater detail why I believe that is true.

The architects mainly of the existing world are men, and as it is falling apart, perhaps animosity generally speaking towards men has reached it logical conclusion. So, we can stop trying to level civilization to the ground in the name of equality. Mission Accomplished!

Men, by nature need to master things, by ‘men’, I mean the family of human beings male, female, and children. I’ll use “human beings” from now on instead of men, because people foolishly believe “men” to mean only male human beings. It will be obvious eventually why such a distinction is necessary.

Anyhow, I experienced such a happiness mastering some small task lately. And, it occurred to me that confusion, chaos, our social engineering, the media all serve as distractions from our inner world. Our realm that is sovereign to ourselves and ours alone.

And, men (male human beings particularly) seem outside that realm almost. Cerebral, excellent problem solvers, emotionally detached, logical like Spock. And, it’s the only world they know- what they can see, touch, manipulate (for good or ill) in the material world. The brain power excels at finding and creating order, perhaps. That where male mind thrives? Mastery of the material world and himself in it?

But, the mystery that alludes them is Life itself. Which, despite all their engineering, building, striving, they are powerless before that inevitable unknown.

Imagine striving s lifetime for mastery of that unknown and failing? And, see to what extents men particularly will go to control what is uncontrollable? The unknown can be terrifying. Madness results from men being so obsessed with control (the need to control the uncontrollable- so, fear essentially is the motivation). They wind up destroying the place.

So, the mastery of life itself is impossible for men to achieve because of its infiniteness. It’s possible that is why the subject of Mona Lisa is smirking at Leonardo D’Vinci?

Life itself- and women as the image of God in female form, the givers of life)- are a mystery they cannot solve. Or, must go to great lengths to achieve any such mastery in the pursuit.

How maddening! And wonderful if she lets you into her secrets!