In my previous entry, I described how boys can learn how to be comfortable in their socks. It’s also important to realize that the feminine aspect of socks is forever unconquerable. It’s always beyond reach, and this is the terror and anxiety that arises when we see the soft, flowing angles of a stockinged foot. Even holding the sock, one can never possess its’ eternal beauty and form, which points to the feminine. So what can a boy do in this case?
Wearing socks and being able to admire them can be a training in letting go of the desire to possess the feminine. When I have finally given up trying to contain femininity, I can appreciate it without trying to grab hold of it. It might even be important to remind myself that the feminine is unconquerable and can only be treated with respect. Respect is so different from ‘lust’. Lust is always self centered and focused on gratifying one’s senses. Respect, on the other hand, is non-possessive and is about lessening the tendency to try to possess something or indulge in gaining pleasure from it.
If I can feel the desire for the feminine that socks evoke and yet not want to conquer (that is, to respect socked feet and the power it represents), I am able to be with the pain of not ever being able to grasp what I desire, much less “own” what I desire. Learning to abide in that pain is the essence of respecting the power of socks without indulging in lust. I would say it’s none other than the art of wearing and admiring socks! In future posts, I will write more about how this admiration can be cultivated.
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