Some things never change.

Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her and he ate it.

Genesis 3:12-13
The man said, “The women you put here with me – she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate it.”

It’s so funny yet sad to see that some things never change. Since the beginning of time, there was guilt, greed, shame, and even blame, and till this day, we still do it now.

In Genesis 3:6, when we are attracted to something, we want to just take it and sometimes even share it with other people though we know it’s wrong.
An example I can name is when there are huge sales in stores. Because they are so cheap, it’s good for our pockets, it’s pleasing to the eye, and it’s desirable because we want it all, so we’ll shop till we drop. Then after we do all of that, we will go home and tell our friends about it until they shop till they drop. Something like this may not be wrong, but wanting too much of it and not being able to control the self over it is definitely wrong.

Then we see in Genesis 3:12-13, when we are being put on the spot by some higher power or authority, we tend to play the blame game. This is where we point fingers and say she did it. Adam pointed at Eve, and Eve pointed at the serpent. If the serpent had finger-- he might’ve even pointed at someone or even something also.

We as human beings never like to admit that we ourselves are wrong because of our pride and greed. We always want to show others that we are better than them and we make ourselves think that we are perfect. We blame others so that we can rid the guilt from ourselves and make others look bad.

When a person does something bad, they immediately have shame. They feel guilt, they know they have done wrong. Yet, it’s hard to admit, it’s hard to resist, and most of all, it’s hard to suffer the consequences.

Later on in the chapter, Adam and Eve get banned out of the Garden of Eden, which was the best place to be on earth. The serpent had to suffer, Eve had to suffer, and Adam had to suffer. The serpent became known as the cursed one out of all the livestock. Eve had to deal with childbearing pains and letting the husband rule over her, and Adam had to work hard and sweat for the rest of his life. All this was added, on top of their shame and guilt, how devastating.

Here’s something to learn; if we get ourselves involved in something (whether it’s good or bad), know that we’ll have to deal with it till the end.
If we press on and strive for perfection because we want to seek God, then at the end, we’ll win value and live a life worth living for.
If we want to get ourselves into the occasion of sin, we will enjoy ourselves for the time being but it won’t look too good later on. So it’s better to stay away from the sin and suffer the displeasing time for the short moment then having it last for eternity.