Is Adam and eve is a metaphor for growing up?

[Marshalscienceguy]

A lot of the stories in the bible are meant to teach us lessons. However Adam and eve is suppose to be the beginning of time according to Christians. However what if you look at it a different way and apply it to your own life.

Adam and eve were given everything and were innocent. They were taken care of god till that one faithful day. After that they had to work for everything themselves but god still existed. This sounds familiar doesn't it? We are children given everything we need or are suppose to till we hit 18 or whatever year is adult hood in your country.

At which point are tossed into the world ready or not are must do everything for ourselves. Adults drink, drive and have sex and at that point the devil can persuade them to do bad. Children are in fact very protected form the world. Even if they are not will not understand ill in the world till a certain age. What if the apple was a transition and it is a metaphor for entering adult hood?

Edited January 10, 2014 by Marshalscienceguy