Naked And Sinful
Written by Major Tom
Filed under: Personal and Family
June 30, 2007
On early morning Friday, I was naked. How it all happened, I am about to narrate now. No, I did not suddenly become a pervert and enrolled in a shirtless and pantless club, like they have in the states. But it was one morning—about nine o’ clock in the morning approximately—when the main street just beyond our northern fence was still silent from occasional passersby and the vehicles that used to pass there were still intermittent. And so there was a general silencing of the air around our vicinity, so heavy like a spread-out giant cloth shrouding the whole area.
My body felt so warm all over that morning—too warm in fact that bristles of sweat appeared on my skin like a constant rain from the sky. I then desired water immediately, fresh and cool water that would be poured all over me. I imagine the Niagara Falls and I wanted to dive in it, like a thirsty fish into the water.
I grabbed a towel hanging from a nail hammered into a wall near the kitchen and went straight into the bathroom. I took off my clothes and opened the faucets. The water gushed in and my mind was cooled after hearing the sound of the rushing water. But my body was yet to follow. I went to scour for the usual soap and shampoo to be applied on my tempering body but alas I found nothing there. I opened the bathroom’s door once again and immediately climbed the stairs towards the bedroom on the second floor; to look for a fresh new pack of soap. On the corner of the room were groceries that were yet unpacked from the plastic bags that usually carry them and I unearthed a new pack of soap from it. I have always adored the smell of brand new soaps that are newly-opened from their nifty carton box containers, their fragrance so fresh and virginal, like a wildflower in the jungle. And their contour feels so smooth and silky in the hands.
I traveled the stairs downward towards the gushing water that had awaited me and I suddenly realized that I forgot to put on the towel back on my waist when I left the bathroom. I was actually naked navigating the distance from the bathroom towards the bedroom upstairs. Good thing I was alone at home at that time, or almost alone because my two younger kids were watching cartoon shows on the living room just a few steps away and if they had noticed me, they would have surely teased me and mocked me to no end, for being a pantless and shirtless dad at home. Luckily a dividing wall left me unnoticed from there. But what if the maids had suddenly blurted in ( as they were outside at that time doing chores I am not particular of at that time) and see the compromising situation I had then or if some passersby would suddenly gave a very keen gaze towards our house, looking through jalousies and from glass walls in the northern segment. Those glass walls are not too dependable as cover from outside views, that if the cortinas weren’t as neatly placed that particular morning, anyone could have easily notice a grownup guy navigating the stairs naked, with no covering whatsoever on his. But luckily, population on the streets just outside us wasn’t yet as abundant (as what could be often when afternoon comes) that I got away being naked on open spaces and not being stared at. You know what people think of grown up men being naked while not alone, or not in a private situation like in a bedroom or the bathroom. They would surely have some strange ideas about me.
I finally poured water on my head and down towards my whole body, to quell the steady heat that had affected me that one Friday morning. While I was feeling the water enveloping me that moment, I was thinking a little deeply, when I was supposedly be humming or even vocalizing a Sinatra tune, as I am wont to do sometimes when I am in the bathroom.
I was thinking that it wasn’t really usual for me to be suddenly absentminded and be ever naked in opener spaces, walking upstairs and not be so aware of my nakedness. I just forgot that I had no shirt or pants on—for this one time only. And that was enough for me to deliberate this unusual situation. I’ve never been naked before except in the bathroom or in the bedroom. Perhaps when I was so little, I would have been naked, walking around the house and not be mindful about it. But as a grownup, I never was. Until that Friday morning.
We are well aware that crazy people—or some crazy people—goes naked even in the streets and not be so mindful about it. I became worried a little for thinking about this between nakedness and insanity. I just have to reassure myself that for certain, I could not be crazy as that.
Aside from insanity, what came to my mind at that time were the idea of Adam and Eve and the fact of sin, or of original sin. Maybe Adam was comfortably numb about his nakedness when he and Eve were still legitimately habituating the Garden of Eden, unperturbed by observers and onlookers. Perhaps nakedness could be summed up by sinlessness that before that momentous moment when Eve had grabbed that sinful apple, sin was still inexistent and nakedness is not an issue yet. But when finally Adam (and Eve) had bitten a chockfull of that silly apple, sin finally became a first time incident, and nakedness became finally shameful and Adam had to cover himself for fear of being seen naked and unrobed, outside the Garden of Eden. Whereas before, he wasn’t perturbed by such nakedness.
Did I felt sinless? Did I feel sinless that Friday morning that I was mindless and somehow feeling comfortable with myself while being naked like Adam was in the Garden of Eden? Oh, I’d really like to think that way. We all want to be sinless and of without fault, don’t we all?
But sadly, the reality is I am of sin—many of them in fact—and in matters of fault, I have scores of them. Therefore I am or was unlike Adam in the Garden of Eden, being naked and loving it.
I was just a little absent-minded that warm and humid Friday morning that I became naked for some moments…when I should not have been.
You must be an emperor … you paraded with no clothes on. Good there was no child to point at you aghast and no hypocritical adults to feign admiration for your “new clothes.”
I can see how nakedness could have been triggered by the horrendos heat and I also see how nakedness could trigger a metaphysical introspection on sinlessness. Naked we come … di ba?
Comment by annamanila — July 1, 2007 @ 1:29 am
but that was how we were brought in this world–with nothing. nakedness must really be a natural state, but the world has evolved, man has evolved, and so has the human thinking. there’s a lot into nakedness than meets the eye.
Comment by SexyMom — July 1, 2007 @ 3:59 am
for a while there I thought you were dreaming…
well, good thing no one noticed you…
unlike my next door neighbour- one morning when I looked down my window, I saw him starkers in his kitchen!
wished I woke up earlier that morning!
Comment by pining — July 1, 2007 @ 4:57 am
To annamanila: Emperor I wish I was or am. But certainly I am not so this cloth doesn’t seem to fit me. But if it to be naked is to be an emperor, wouldn’t it be nice to be one once in a while?:)
Comment by Major Tom — July 1, 2007 @ 10:54 am
To SexyMom: Indeed we are born like that, we are naked in the natural state. Why would it be so wrong? Har..har…I better stopped thinking about the values of being naked less I’d be having my own naked club, just like the ones in America.
Comment by Major Tom — July 1, 2007 @ 10:56 am
To pining: Was the neighbor good-looking? Geez, it must have been so hot as well in your area that people are wont to have their shirts off.
If only you got that camera; it’s good for a YouTube boo-boo…Just kidding.
Comment by Major Tom — July 1, 2007 @ 10:58 am
Reminded many years years ago, I was having a nice salt bath,when there was a loud bang on the door and that day I was expecting a delivery of my Glock Pistol from the state and being excited to be the first among to own and shoot the now famous “Plastic Pistol” I just get off with nothing on and took off, picked up some id and signed it and the the postman just mesmerized. And he said at least you dry yourself. sometimes the things we forget when we are pre-occupied.
Comment by victor — July 1, 2007 @ 11:30 am
Haha. Good thing you weren’t noticed by your neighbors. Ok lang siguro sa kids and family mo. I don’t think it’s shameful to be naked around family pero strangers probably. Next time have a stack of soap in your bath closet
Comment by Ferdz — July 1, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
But then again with only a 15 minutes ferry ride and a $6 return trip, we have a nice, family friendly beach where clothing is optional and during the height of summer heat it’s fun, fun, fun.
check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlan’sPointBeach
Comment by victor — July 1, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlan’sPointBeach
the other link didn’t work. sorry if this still don’t work search for “hanlan’s point” … thank u.
Comment by victor — July 1, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
To ferdz: Even the kids would taunt and mock me to no end, saying this and saying that. I get so uncomfortable somehow.
I was really wary coz sometimes, people from next door would pass by so unexpectedly and throw stares into our place.
Why I haven’t thought of that, I should be putting some soaps in the bathroom cabinet. The thing is we just by soap as the need arises since my wife goes grocerying almost everyday, as we drive home from school and office. But I’ll try having some reserves. That way, I won’t be naked one more time.
Comment by Major Tom — July 1, 2007 @ 8:31 pm
To vic: That’s understandable–your nakedness. If I were to receive a new glock 9mm, I would very excited to no end that it wouldn’t be far that I’d forget to put on clothes just to be at the door when the package comes.
Huhmmm…So Hanlan’s Point is a nude beach, a real one I bet. I thought those places are just fictional, created merely by hollywood. But you’ve been to one., I guess?
I wonder how one feels among people in birthday suits, just passing by you and walking by just like in the park.
Comment by Major Tom — July 1, 2007 @ 8:36 pm
major tom,
been to the island, but that was before part of the island was set aside for the “naturists” (there also the part for those who are not about to display their “treasures” to the world).
Actually there are three groups of island, the centre, toronto and hanlan’s. centre island is the closest and accessible by the bridge, and we have a summer long festivities every summer for the whole family. the toronto island is only accessible by ferry and house an airport mostly flying smaller and private planes. There was an approved plan to build a long bridge to the airport, but was shut down after a loud protest and the winning of a mayor who made it an issue of his campaign, and it cost the city a lot in damages after being sued.
from what i heard from those who been there it was just as natural as in any beach, it is a family beach anyways, not just adults, but pedos are being watched and of course maybe some undercover cops are also there without the cover…
Comment by victor — July 1, 2007 @ 9:47 pm
To vic: oh this is sad, whenever a place becomes unusual like that, allowing ‘naturists’ to wallow in it, sooner or later, darker souls like pedophiles would be on the scene. I know that somehow, ‘naturists’ have some reasonable ‘ideal’ to propel, like that being proud of ones body and not be ashame of it. But I guess common individuals are not ready for this, it would always be too radical an idea, and would always be in danger of being abused by those of pure malice.
I remember that years ago, I was in Boracay and had witnesses how some foreigners (women)there took sunbath with no upper coverings, with all their front for the world to see. We ogled at it and they wont seem to mind it and so natural for them. But you know, it cause disturbances to the crowd.
It’s good that Canada, despite its northermost location, has beaches actually, where there’s enough sun and heat not to be so cold while swimmming in the water.
Comment by Major Tom — July 2, 2007 @ 9:08 am
Oh my. I also sometimes get absent-minded. I just hope I don’t go walking around naked.
Comment by niceheart — July 2, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
To niceheart: be always be careful though for it might just come he..he..
Comment by Major Tom — July 2, 2007 @ 2:34 pm
Now I can officially say this post is rated R….hahahahaha.
At least you feel comfortable with your body and mindful of your state of undress.
I am showing signs of Alzheimer’s if this episode of yours is a a symptom. Or tumatanda na tayo…ah ako lang pala.
Anyway, to show an example of absentmindedness, I think I saw this post the other day. I’m perplexed why I wasn’t able to leave a comment despite that very revealing image.
Comment by ipanema — July 2, 2007 @ 8:49 pm
To ipanema: Now I am little worried, could this be a symptom of alzheimer’s. Despite that asian men, especially Filipinos, aren’t known to be so suceptible to this form of malady, I am still a little anxious. I hope it’s not.
You can say my body is not really the epitome of the perfect macho body but somehow I can be comfortable with it; but not when someone else is watching. That’s another thing.
Comment by Major Tom — July 2, 2007 @ 9:03 pm
Good thing you never thought of buying soap and shampoo from a nearby sari-sari store. Haha.
Comment by Abaniko — July 2, 2007 @ 9:41 pm
To Abaniko: That wouldn’t be far-off considering how absentminded I can become these days…that would really be so laughable that I couldn’t forgive myself for that.:)
Comment by Major Tom — July 2, 2007 @ 11:33 pm
hahahaha oh Major Tom…:)
Lemme see…did I have the same experience? Yes, to being naked in my apartment. The difference is that I was well aware I was naked and I was alone and all windows were closed haha
But I did experience going out of the house forgetting to wear a bra..but I was in high school then hehe I of course rushed back to the house when I noticed.
Comment by verns — July 3, 2007 @ 9:19 am
To verns: Now that’s different when you really was aware of it. I tried sleeping with no clothes whatsoever and it felt so fresh somehow, but when it’s raining like these days, it would be so freezing cold.
Comment by Major Tom — July 3, 2007 @ 11:26 am
I do will not dwell on your being naked is sinful or not or you being absent-minded.
The fact that it was very hot that day which resulted to your actions of seeking a relief thereby making you naked and absent-minded is perhaps clear indication that global warming is indeed coming our planet. I think sooner or later, many of us will be in the same predicament which to me is more worrisome and causing me to be afraid.
Comment by myepinoy — July 6, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
To myepinoy: How time is your comment coz the global warming targetted Live Earth concert of Al Gore would be launch this coming Sunday (pls. see my most recent post.)
That would be possibly the case—global warming is unduly increasing Erath’s temperature nowadays.
Comment by Major Tom — July 6, 2007 @ 11:40 pm