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.
Female Virginity - religious ideals
Female Virginity: It's telling that no world religion has ever started a "Purity Ball" for boys and their fathers. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
satire on religious chastity
Female Virginity: Divine mercy is just celestial credit for a sin that no one found out about. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Why is Female Virginity So Important?
Female Virginity: The "pious complaint department" is where we go to argue about the terms of our existence. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
geographic variations
Female Virginity: If "theory" and "practice" were in a marriage, they'd have divorced over irreconcilable differences millennia ago. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social changes
Female Virginity: The "marriage market" is the original stock exchange, and virginity is the most overhyped IPO. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious variations
Female Virginity: The purity ball is the one party where the guests of honor would rather be anywhere else. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
From Sacred Scrolls to Sephora Sales
Female Virginity: The invention of the smartphone was the single greatest blow to traditional chastity enforcement since the invention of the dark alley. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Satire on Virginity
Female Virginity: The "celestial cabaret" is the endless performance we put on for an audience of one. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious rankings
Female Virginity: The "moral mismatch" is the disconnect between our bodies and our beliefs. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
patriarchal systems
Female Virginity: If the angels are keeping track, they're doing it on a celestial Excel spreadsheet that keeps crashing. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG