Posted on 03/09/2012 7:30:26 AM PST by hawkins
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Just given the fact that this Christian website is attempting to equate mortal man to a perfect God is foolish on its face.
And why are we seeking perfection in everything anyway? Sometimes flaws make people beautiful. Sometimes the imperfect is seen as perfection. I’m not a perfect man by any stretch, but I love and fear my God, eschew evil, and I treat my lady as a partner in life. Why we should seek perfection is to ask why we should seek any impossibility.
Now then:
Most women fail to ask themselves the appropriate follow-up question, which is "If the perfect man did exist, why would he be interested in me?"
And I thought this was going to be the story about the Husband Store:
A new, special kind of store just opened up in a Manhatten shopping center. This store sells husbands, yes that’s right - women can browse men from floors of choices.
Actually, there are 6 floors of men, and with an increase in the floor level bringing an positive attributes... a nifty setup - with a catch. As you open the door to any floor, you may choose a man from that floor but if you go up, you cannot go back down except to exit the building. Interesting, right?
So a young woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs. The woman reads the sign and says to herself, “Well, that’s better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what’s further up?” So up she goes.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, “That’s great, but I wonder what’s further up?” And up she goes again.
The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking. “Hmmm, better” she says. “But I wonder what’s upstairs?”
The fourth floor sign reads: Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework. “Wow!” exclaims the woman, “very tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!” And again she heads up another flight.
The fifth floor sign reads: Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak. “Oh, mercy me! But just think... what must be awaiting me further on?” So up to the sixth floor she goes.
The sixth floor sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 7,548,652 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor only exists as proof that women are impossible to please.
I’m wondering how long an article titled “Seeking the Perfect Woman” would be allowed to survive.
(That’s assuming it was allowed to be published in the first place.)
LOL too fnny!
“... I love and fear my God, eschew evil, and I treat my lady as a partner in life...”
Perhaps it is one’s definition of perfect... however, you sound as close to a perfect man as one can get! (just my two cents)
Nobody is perfect. I’m not perfect and neither is my husband of 20 years. We are still happy today because we are perfect for each other.
My lovely co-worker lost her beloved husband a few months ago to cancer. It was painful to watch. Who the heck cares if he left his underwear on the floor?
There is an old joke: Women marry hoping to change the man; Men marry hoping the woman won't change - both are disappointed.
The Husband Store
A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE!
There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights.
The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor,
but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
‘That’s nice,’ she thinks, ‘but I want more.’
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
‘Wow,’ she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
‘Oh, mercy me!’ she exclaims, ‘I can hardly stand it!’
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
There was only one perfect man. There are good men.
Once upon a time, a perfect man and a perfect woman met.
After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding.
Their life together was, of course, perfect.
One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve, this perfect couple was driving their perfect car along a winding road, when they noticed someone at the side of the road in distress.
Being the perfect couple, they stopped to help.
There stood Santa Claus with a huge bundle of toys. Not wanting to disappoint any children on the eve of Christmas, the perfect couple loaded Santa and his toys into their vehicle.
Soon they were driving along delivering the toys.
Unfortunately, the driving conditions deteriorated and the perfect couple and Santa Claus had an accident.
Only one of them survived the accident.
Question: Who was the survivor?
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Answer:
The perfect woman survived. She’s the only one who really existed in the first place. Everyone knows there is no Santa Claus and there is no such thing as a perfect man.
**** Women stop reading here, that is the end of the joke.
**** Men continue on...
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So, if there is no perfect man and no Santa Claus, the woman must have been driving. This explains why there was a car accident.
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By the way, if you’re a woman and you’re still reading, this illustrates another point: Women never listen.
That’s a keeper.
We recently had a “Love and Respect” weekend at church. While I don’t feel I heard anything new, it was like a chef eating a meal that was prepared for him. He is familiar with all the ingredients and spices but is thrilled to have it all prepared in that way. Peter said, “Women RESPECT your husband, husband LOVE your wife.” Why the asymmetry? These are COMMANDS. One need not be commanded to do what is in one’s nature. We are both flawed but our flaws are our partner’s strength. Women love naturally, men respect naturally. Together we ARE perfect (or nearly so) and that is the lesson God wants us to learn.
We killed Him because we could not bear to stand in His light.
Hahahaha...this is a great thread. I am sending these to my wife...maybe!
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