The story of Adam and Eve.

Is the story of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from paradise a story about humanity’s endless greed? 

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Is the entitled story about constantly wanting more of everything? Undoubtedly, yes. Nevertheless, I also see another aspect in the story of Adam and Eve, a positive one. I believe that just as humans have always been greedy and want more, we also manifest a tendency to take risks and step out of our comfort zone. The biblical story tells us that man makes irrational decisions. I believe that as long as we humans make irrational decisions, we are still humans, not robots. 

Who among us could give up paradise in our lifetime?

I feel that I could. I think that life in this world is not about lazily indulging in food and sloth but about facing adversity, difficulties, and challenges that, sooner or later, will appear in everyone’s life. The truth is that I love life in all its ambivalence and imperfection. I can’t imagine sitting in paradise and indulging in constant pleasures and indolence. Why? Because something like paradise does not exist. We all are fated to face challenges in our lives. Money solves many problems, but not all. I do not know any millionaires, but I do not believe people who have tonnes of money do not have problems. Perhaps, they would say:

More money, more problems. 

I do not know it. Luckily, I do not have to know everything. What I believe is that taking risks and making seemingly irresponsible decisions is what makes us humans. That’s how Adam and Eve became one of us. They made a mistake and failed. I do not know a human who did not make a mistake. Imperfection is something that makes us who we are. That was my interpretation of Adam and Eve’s story.