Adam and the Fruit

I see Eve coming toward me and she is carrying something in her hand. I wonder what it is. As she approaches closer I notice that its a piece of fruit. I wait for her to come up to me. She says, "Take this fruit and eat it, It is fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil." I say to her, "No! God has told us not to eat this fruit or we will die." Eve then says. "I ate this fruit and I am still alive. Did God deceive us?" "No," I tell her, "God did not deceive us. God always speaks the truth. Who told you God deceives us?" Eve, now feeling frightened, says, "The serpent told me if I ate this fruit I will not surely die."

Sorrow fills my heart and my soul. I keep asking myself, "Why did she have to eat that fruit?" Fear grips me as I realize that Eve is now going to die. I will once again be all alone. God gave Eve to me to help me. She is my companion and my best friend. I feel tormented waiting for what is going to happen soon. How can I go on without the love of my life? I ponder in my heart what death is really like. I know that God created me to live forever. He gave me a body that is not made to taste death. Eve had this same body also but she gave up her eternal body for one that will feel the sting of death. What should I do? My love for her is so strong that I feel I cannot go on without her. When she dies I may as well be dead. There is none that can replace her in my life. I feel loneliness coming upon me already, and she is still with me. I must do something, but what can I do? I cannot give her life back to her. God is the only one that can give life.

My head hurts me oh so badly from trying to figure out what to do. The pain is unbearable. The ache in my heart is so strong that it piercer my soul. I must make up my mind now. I decided I also will eat this fruit. I know that death will come but I love her so much that I cannot go on without her. She was the most precious gift God could give me. I love her completely with all my heart and soul. I go to Eve and she hands me the fruit. I put it to my lips and I eat. My eyes open and now I can see that we are both naked. We can see our shame in what we had done.

Suddenly, I hear God coming through the garden this evening. I must run and hide from Him. If He finds out what we did he will be so angry that he will destroy both of us. I find some leaves and hide my nakedness. I hear God calling out to me, "Adam? Adam, where are you?" I hear this over and over until I cannot stand it anymore. I come out of my hiding place to face God. God ask me, "Why do you hide from me Adam?" I say to God, "Because I was naked I hid from you God. I am so ashamed of my nakedness and the nakedness of Eve." God asks me, "Who said that you were naked Adam?" I said, "The woman that you gave me to be my companion gave me fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and I ate it. She gave it to me and I ate it because she ate it. My love for her goes so deep that if she was gone away my grief would be more that I could bear. I did not eat it just to defy you God. I ate it because of the love I have for her."

God kills two animals and makes coats for us so that our nakedness would be covered. He curses the serpent that deceived Eve in the garden of Eden. He tells me that I will eat only by the sweat of my face. I am now removed from the Garden of eden and cannot go back. God has put a flaming sword guarding the entrance into the garden. I must now live with the threat of death forever hanging over my head. But I see Eve and I thank God for her. She is still my soul-mate and always will be. Death will come no matter what. One thing I still know for sure. God loves me even though I did make a mistake. He will always love me, because He created me.