This essay is about the whole "the grass is greener on the other side" problem. We all have the stereotypical "man" and "woman" in our minds. It is not our fault--experience creates this. If I have had certain experiences with men, I am going to assume that that is how men are. The same goes with women. It's the same way that many racial stereotypes are perpetuated--through assumptions and misunderstandings.
I think the best thing we can do is realize our own ignorance. I too, do not have a great relationship with my dad, and this has hurt my spiritual life in the past. Treating God as if he is my father doesn't appeal to me. I don't know how to even begin to make that kind of relationship work. But God is the consummate father, and I do not need to judge him by human standards--I just need to let him love me.
Just as I cannot judge God on basis of my father, neither can I judge other men on basis of my father. Same with women and my mother, dogs by my dogs, etc.
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