Lorebook: Nakedness

Nakedness is a distinction that People now have regarding whether a body has something concealing or "protecting" certain elements or not. When People were created, they were originally created naked. Nakedness entails the lack of defense: the lack of ability to hide something or to guard oneself against elements. It's for this reason it holds such an important role within Marriage - the two spouses involved in marriage are loyal and able to trust in each other to the degree to which they can be completely naked together. This involves both physical nakedness and spiritual nakedness. They hold a relationship not only such that they can be naked together but they hold such love for each other that they rejoice in each other, even seeing every one of their partner's flaws. They also see The Greater Self that their partner can be and will be in The Future Time, and rejoice doubly in that as well. While they may see glimpses of The Greater Self for others as well, they see it all with their partner, and the complete nakedness they share exclusively with each other reflects both that bond and the intense love (not to be confused with mere attraction) involved in it yet further. While different, this reflects on the times before the Trespass: back before Stains, when husband and wife had a true and full purity of love that they were able to be exclusively devoted and impassioned to each other by will without wills contrary to their own. Committing this to only each other now, with wills contrary to their own, showcases love.

People continue to enter into the world naked, but they are quickly clothed due to the risks and situations that exist ever since the Asundering Stains entered into the world. Nakedness still holds a place, but depending on the culture is now near-exclusively or exclusively within the context of one's spouse - whom they can not only be physically naked with, but spiritually, thus allowing a level of trust only truly found within a covenant, like Marriage.