something is inherently more masculine about fire dont you think? i cant quite place my finger on it though
its one of those things where you know but you dont know why
I can think of a few reasons. This inherent feeling seems instinctually tied to the natural order of men and women as instilled in us by The Lord. For one thing, fire can destroy much of the organic matter that it touches while water often allows that matter to continue growing and living. This could be compared to the martial spirit of men compared to the nurturing spirit of women; a father will drive off or kill an animal stalking his children, restoring their safety, and a woman will comfort them in their fear of the predator, restoring their senses.
Fire also spreads and grows with ease just as water remains still without constant growth (unless it is affected by an outward force like the wind or a rainstorm), just as the instinctual family work routine consists of a father working
out of the home to bring back what the mother can use to work
in the home; the venturesome spirit of the husband and the grounded spirit of the wife. If you toss a bucket of water onto a patch of grass, it soaks into the soil, but if you toss a bucket of burning ethanol on that patch, it will soon spread outwards and engulf the affected area. In foraging, the father
takes what he finds on the
outside ground around him so that the woman, in cooking, may prepare the resources
indoors and
provide for the children.
The water tames (comfort) and the fire strikes (violence), the fire spreads outwards (adventure) and the water focuses inwards (homemaking). I'd might as well put on a rice hat and start talking about Yin and Yang, but I'm sure you get the point.