Cherchez la femme

In early January 2014 a young man told me that women from as far as France and China contacted him for the sole purpose of getting them pregnant. Each of the women wanted to have the baby and bring him up on her own. None of them wanted any role of a father or a husband. They were ready to sign any legal documents that would free the man from any liability towards the woman and the baby.  

There is a real need for reproduction/procreation; for a woman typically wishes to be a mother even if at the cost of paying someone or some agency the price of getting the man's sperms in her womb.  In the ancient patriarchal societies, a woman who was not fertile thought it was a curse by God (or the gods) for at least the reason that her man would leave her and marry another woman in order to beget him a child who would carry his legacy. This same story is found too in Henry VIII, King of England in the 16th century. But there is more to it. The utter independence of the self sought by some young women reflects their mistrust of others in their lives probably because of the way they were treated by their fathers or husbands, or because of the culture that surrounded them which regards woman as a mere property to be used or shelved. Such cultures still exist in many parts of the world.  

But this real story shows that she wants full control over her life. The phenomenon of controlling everything one can get has been shown recently in professor Brené Brown's incredible talk of  her life-changing experiment on the power of vulnerability that attracted 12 million persons to listen to her:

 http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

The will to control everything in life is reflected in the Biblical temptation of the Devil to Adam and Eve in order to control their lives and become their own gods! (Genesis 3). It is why we want a guarantee of happy life that never ends.  

Regardless of what religion or atheistic philosophy I believe in, my fear of death will lead me to cling to some power that can bring me and my beloved to an eternal happy life after death.  Philosopher Stephen Cave gave a talk in  July 2013 in  which he referred to an experiment 

http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_cave_the_4_stories_we_tell_ourselves_about_death.html

As fear is ultimately associated with death, lack of fear or openness to trust is associated with the power to deliver life. This is the power the God chooses women for. A woman is not only a daughter or a wife, but a mother too. If she is not physically a mother, she is spiritually a mother. Many examples can be given. Above all, Mary delivered the Son of God in his humanity from her womb. She also delivers many daughters and sons of God metaphorically by her intercession and prayers.  The most cherished prayer in history is the one that says "Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death" which is precisely what every human person really wants to have - eternal joy. Twenty centuries later Mother Teresa delivered so many daughters and sons of of God metaphorically by her prayers. And more so it is that the mother is the centre of the family. 

In an impressive brief talk, Matt Ridley spoke of ideas having sex with each other, only to illustrate the evolutionary perspective of building the human civilizations in the role of the mother:
http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex.html

Yet, Christianity built the most impressive civilization when a woman dared to have God born from her.