This Sunday is Mother’s Day. And at our church we are in a series called “Proverbs for Families” and we’re discussing wisdom issues pertinent to family life. So we’ll be studying Proverbs 31:10-31 in a sermon I’m going to call “The Perfect Woman,” which has obvious application for Mother’s Day.
I began the bulk of my research today. In doing so I ran across a headline in the London Sun about a Japanese-Canadian inventor who has created “the perfect wife,” a robot that the London Sun dubbed “She-3PO.”
The story begins like this: “She is the perfect wife, with the body of a page 3 pin-up and housekeeping skills that put TV’s Kim and Aggie to shame. Her name is Aiko, she can even read a map, and will never, ever nag. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t she fellas? And she is. Aiko is actually a robot, a fantasy brought to life by inventor Le Trung.” (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2023392.ece) The story goes on to explain all of Aiko’s functions and potential functions, including the option to turn the robot into a sexual partner.
I’m not making this up!
The robot looks human, has been given the perfect figure, a pretty face, and shiny hair. She can make dinner, clean the house, carry on a conversation, and recognize faces. She talks to women and slaps men if they touch her. And she lives in Le’s home and functions as his wife.
About the robot Le says, “Aiko doesn’t need holidays, food or rest, and will work almost 24 hours a day. She is the perfect woman.”
When I read the article I must confess that I was shocked, offended, and humored at the same time. You’ve got to wonder if this guy has ever had a girlfriend! Maybe someone broke his heart. Maybe he’s just a pig. But even I’m smart enough not to describe the perfect woman as one who “doesn’t need holidays, food or rest, and will work almost 24 hours a day.”
It just goes to show you that even the smartest men in the world still don’t have a clue when it comes to women, right?
Although there is no such thing as the perfect woman, Proverbs 31:10-31 describes a virtuous woman as a rare treasure who can succeed in a male-dominated world, who cares about God’s world, who follows her moral compass, and who is worthy of praise. God doesn’t expect anyone to be perfect, but He seems to be impressed by the truly virtuous woman. So am I.
