Genesis, 2: 15

In the New American Bible, it is written that God made Adam and then, "The Lord God took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it." Right away I notice some things: at this point Adam is nameless. I am curious to see if Adam is named after he eats the forbidden fruit, which might mean that we have no name and no personality unless we have consciousness of right and wrong, and free will to exercise behavorial choice, with a nature both fallen and naturally loving (more the former than the later). As a flesh and blood sinner, first man is now real actual, so he deserves to be named. Adam was taken by God and placed in this Garden of Eden, an earthyl paradise of plenty and beauty. Note that the Hebrew tendency for humans to reguard nature as their property and world to cultivate (use for their gain) and yet care for it too. That is a most Western approach to dealing with nature. From my KJV, Holy Bible: "And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." Note the use of the word choice, "to dress it." Is Eden not perfect without human touch? It is but God had determined that human use of nature is a way to complement natural beauty, excellence and pefection. Humans are apart from nature, and are algined with God the Creator, so, if they care for nature wisely and smoothly, then human cultivation of nature and structures built on the survace of nature to alter nature a bit is an acceptable way to make room for human society It can be a moving and uplifting undertaking, as well as endeavors blessed and sanctioned by God. The world is not complete without human presence, intervention and existence, even affecting perfect garden Eden.