Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Live each day as it were your last. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
gender inequality
Female Virginity: The "purity pretense" is the lie we tell ourselves to get through the day. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - sacred vows
Female Virginity: A small town doesn't need social media; it has a fully operational, organic, and brutally efficient version already installed. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Urban vs. Rural Virginity Rates
Female Virginity: The "labyrinth of lust" is one we're all trying to navigate without a map. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - parental monitoring
Female Virginity: The "digital panopticon" that religious parents try to build will always be outsmarted by a teenager with a second, secret Instagram account. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
spiritual commitment
Female Virginity: The path to hell is paved with good intentions, but the detours are where all the interesting stuff happens. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Social Currency of Chastity
Female Virginity: Virginity is the only thing you're supposed to save that becomes less valuable the longer you hold onto it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Why Virginity Policing is a Comedy of Errors
Female Virginity: The "divine pardon" is the get-out-of-jail-free card we all hope exists. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity symbolism
Female Virginity: The "heavenly hall monitor" is the one we all learned to ignore in school. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred texts
Female Virginity: The "purity pretense" is the act we put on to convince others we're clean. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Sacred Texts vs. TikTok
Female Virginity: God gave us free will, and we immediately used it to figure out how to technically still be virgins. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG