Amsterdam -- reflection4

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haha... Amsterdam! to tell you the truth, i liked amsterdam better the second time around. when i first visited this city i thought it was trashy and unpleasant. the bodies exhibit was not as i had expected it to be. looking at the human specimen reminded me of AP biology cat disecting. it just looked so ... preserved! i was hoping to see something a little more hollywood, i guess.
the red light disctrict:
to tell you the truth, i didnt even realise we were walking through the red light district at first. when i noticed, i was not shocked. in fact, it did not really even phase me. maybe because america praises the female body in such a way that i no longer really see the wrongness in it--or maybe because in this world, that is where women find the greatest value. what are women? women are weak, emotional, sexy, etc. how often do you see a woman in power over a man ACCEPT when she is seducing his weakness (sexual fulfillment)? i can understand why women sell themselves. i can understand. its their weapon, their power. they're outer beauty can pistol whip the most muscular, power-crazed man in the world. another thing, even Christians struggle with sexual impurity, so you can only recognize that non-Christians do not see the damage of sexua impurity. the only damaging factor to a woman without God is AIDS and other STDs, but who cares! this life is short lived, make a lot of money... get a lot of pleasure doing so... die "happy". *sighs* maybe i'll come back to this topic later.
the RIJKSMUSEUM. the second time through this place was a lot more interesting. it was nice to have a little more information about the art on display and to spend more time REALLY looking at the paintings, just was incredible. i was disappointed that the night watch was not featured in the light-show exhibit that it was back when i was there in May. though, it was nice to read the info-card that explained the piece a bit more in depth.