In my youth I often heard "behind every successful man is a woman" or some such variation on that theme. That probably fell by the wayside in our progressive society in which every woman is supposed to be barren and working to pay taxes for wars to spread democracy so every woman can be barren and working to pay taxes everywhere in the world.
Wasn't always so. Women to this day consider the earning potential of a mate, and then go on to work themselves creating inherent conflicts when one career conflicts with another. Meanwhile, any kids are institutionalized: dropped off at day scare. "O he loves it." Of course. He does not know any better. He grows up thinking crowds, lousy food, regimentation, waiting, stench and illness is all there is. He'll like the army, because the stench and illness is not constant.
Women used to think in terms of earning potential in a mate because all earning potential was in the man. Women didn't work outside the home, or if they did, it was entrepreneurial in relation to the man. Hence, "behind every successful man is a woman."
Durer was a wood carver in Germany whose works stun any viewer. Of course he could paint and sculpt and everything else, and did all that, but his most excellent skill was in carving woodblocks.
An artist's life was harsh in the renaissance, where you lived off commissions and were only as good as your last piece. Feast and famine. A patron wants a one off item: a statue of a bishop, a painting of a prince, an altar piece. These took lots of time, tremendous creativity, for what was in essence, all tallied up, not a lot of pay. But the work produced was a unique contribution to society and culture.
His wife figured it out. The guy could carve like nobody's business, and she would get him to whip off as a woodblock print a scene from the bible, say the Resurrection. Then she would hand press ink on paper say a hundred of these, and head into the market to sell these for a penny a piece. People liked these on the walls of their hovels. Gave the place a bit of class.
While some great artists, like Michaelangelo complain of impecunity, Durer always had money for food clothes lodging whatever because his wife always had a full purse, prints and money.
With our society so distorted, with women abandoned in law and culture, how does one shift from wage slave/tax crop (you are the crop from which taxes are harvested) to the wife of the artist?
Well, first, teach your kids. And them show them how. There is a great scene that might show how to effect the shift.
Seems there was a party, a wedding, in which the host ran out of wine. I was at such a party once. The groomsmen jumped into action: one group went down to the bodega around the corner and bought as much as they could carry to keep the booze flowing immediately while another flying squad drove to a Safeway 5 miles away to load up on beer and wine. Party saved. Running out of booze at a wedding is a problem.
So at this famous wedding, the steward comes to the host and says we are out of wine. A woman named Mary overhears this and tells her Son to deal with it. Her Son, Jesus, says "Woman, what is that to me and to thee? My hour is not yet come."
I always thought that was rude, for Jesus to address his mom as "woman." And to tell her "no, mind your own business." If I ever talked to my mom like that I would get smacked around, probably by her, if not an uncle or sibling. But maybe it is part of the story. How often do women get excuses from men as to why something good men can do should not be done? Anyway, she knows Jesus is a talented young man. To His reply she says nothing. She just turns to the wine stewards and says
His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye.
Now, did she stick around to see what would happen? Did she know what he would do? The bible doesn't say, it only says He said no, none of our business, not the right time, and she directed the wine steward to obey him.
Now imagine that scene. The steward heard Jesus say no, he heard Mary say obey Jesus, and he is just a servant, stuck between two people in a conflict while an emergency (in wine) is happening. No doubt Mary stepped away. The tension was probably quite high.
Now Jesus has talent, the steward has a problem, a need, and Mary ("woman") saw this. This is a classic commercial set up. Notice Mary did not order Jesus what to do, she ordered the man with the problem what to do. The servant is looking expectantly at Jesus, and Mary had implied her expectation that Jesus would deal with it. You can almost still hear the sigh with which Jesus gave in, resigned Himself to begin His work, not when He wanted to, but when "woman" wanted Him to do so. Unmitigated expectation overwhelmed even Jesus. Jesus did the deal.
And notice it was John the Baptist, Jesus' cousin, who fingered Jesus as the Messiah, but Mary that got Jesus to begin work in the wine business. She pushed him into it. Who knew that this carpenter could also make a mean glass of wine! Jesus came up with an amazing vintage, so said the wedding guests, and wine plays a big role in the religion He started to this day. He has whole orders of men who do nothing but make wine for His meals.
So is there anything to learn? Should men be presented with the expectation that they will support wife and kids solely? And should women consider a mate in relation as to whether they have the complementary skills to make him successful, so he can support the wife and kids solely? Should that expectation be explicit?
Is this an idea that should be instilled in the kids? Is this an idea that is not too late to implement in a marriage? Might it be a way out for a couple who find the state of affairs in the progressive society regressive?
Would it be good, knowing what we now know, to resume a path in which it is clear that behind every successful man is a woman?
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
Wasn't always so. Women to this day consider the earning potential of a mate, and then go on to work themselves creating inherent conflicts when one career conflicts with another. Meanwhile, any kids are institutionalized: dropped off at day scare. "O he loves it." Of course. He does not know any better. He grows up thinking crowds, lousy food, regimentation, waiting, stench and illness is all there is. He'll like the army, because the stench and illness is not constant.
Women used to think in terms of earning potential in a mate because all earning potential was in the man. Women didn't work outside the home, or if they did, it was entrepreneurial in relation to the man. Hence, "behind every successful man is a woman."
Durer was a wood carver in Germany whose works stun any viewer. Of course he could paint and sculpt and everything else, and did all that, but his most excellent skill was in carving woodblocks.
An artist's life was harsh in the renaissance, where you lived off commissions and were only as good as your last piece. Feast and famine. A patron wants a one off item: a statue of a bishop, a painting of a prince, an altar piece. These took lots of time, tremendous creativity, for what was in essence, all tallied up, not a lot of pay. But the work produced was a unique contribution to society and culture.
His wife figured it out. The guy could carve like nobody's business, and she would get him to whip off as a woodblock print a scene from the bible, say the Resurrection. Then she would hand press ink on paper say a hundred of these, and head into the market to sell these for a penny a piece. People liked these on the walls of their hovels. Gave the place a bit of class.
While some great artists, like Michaelangelo complain of impecunity, Durer always had money for food clothes lodging whatever because his wife always had a full purse, prints and money.
With our society so distorted, with women abandoned in law and culture, how does one shift from wage slave/tax crop (you are the crop from which taxes are harvested) to the wife of the artist?
Well, first, teach your kids. And them show them how. There is a great scene that might show how to effect the shift.
Seems there was a party, a wedding, in which the host ran out of wine. I was at such a party once. The groomsmen jumped into action: one group went down to the bodega around the corner and bought as much as they could carry to keep the booze flowing immediately while another flying squad drove to a Safeway 5 miles away to load up on beer and wine. Party saved. Running out of booze at a wedding is a problem.
So at this famous wedding, the steward comes to the host and says we are out of wine. A woman named Mary overhears this and tells her Son to deal with it. Her Son, Jesus, says "Woman, what is that to me and to thee? My hour is not yet come."
I always thought that was rude, for Jesus to address his mom as "woman." And to tell her "no, mind your own business." If I ever talked to my mom like that I would get smacked around, probably by her, if not an uncle or sibling. But maybe it is part of the story. How often do women get excuses from men as to why something good men can do should not be done? Anyway, she knows Jesus is a talented young man. To His reply she says nothing. She just turns to the wine stewards and says
His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye.
Now, did she stick around to see what would happen? Did she know what he would do? The bible doesn't say, it only says He said no, none of our business, not the right time, and she directed the wine steward to obey him.
Now imagine that scene. The steward heard Jesus say no, he heard Mary say obey Jesus, and he is just a servant, stuck between two people in a conflict while an emergency (in wine) is happening. No doubt Mary stepped away. The tension was probably quite high.
Now Jesus has talent, the steward has a problem, a need, and Mary ("woman") saw this. This is a classic commercial set up. Notice Mary did not order Jesus what to do, she ordered the man with the problem what to do. The servant is looking expectantly at Jesus, and Mary had implied her expectation that Jesus would deal with it. You can almost still hear the sigh with which Jesus gave in, resigned Himself to begin His work, not when He wanted to, but when "woman" wanted Him to do so. Unmitigated expectation overwhelmed even Jesus. Jesus did the deal.
And notice it was John the Baptist, Jesus' cousin, who fingered Jesus as the Messiah, but Mary that got Jesus to begin work in the wine business. She pushed him into it. Who knew that this carpenter could also make a mean glass of wine! Jesus came up with an amazing vintage, so said the wedding guests, and wine plays a big role in the religion He started to this day. He has whole orders of men who do nothing but make wine for His meals.
So is there anything to learn? Should men be presented with the expectation that they will support wife and kids solely? And should women consider a mate in relation as to whether they have the complementary skills to make him successful, so he can support the wife and kids solely? Should that expectation be explicit?
Is this an idea that should be instilled in the kids? Is this an idea that is not too late to implement in a marriage? Might it be a way out for a couple who find the state of affairs in the progressive society regressive?
Would it be good, knowing what we now know, to resume a path in which it is clear that behind every successful man is a woman?
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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