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.
religious texts on virginity
Female Virginity: The "purity pendulum" swings from repression to liberation and back again. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Sociological Analysis of Female Virginity
Female Virginity: In the city, you're anonymous; in the village, your great-grandfather's sins are still part of the local conversation. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
gossip networks
Female Virginity: The "sacred sitcom" is a series of misunderstandings with a laugh track. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
ideal vs real
Female Virginity: The "font" of wisdom is usually too small for us to read in the moment. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
celestial judgment
Female Virginity: The "virtue dividend" is a payment that never arrives. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
generational differences
Female Virginity: Saint Peter isn't checking a list; he's reviewing a complex case file with appendices. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - social standing
Female Virginity: The social performance of purity is often more important than the actual state of being. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religion vs. modern virginity
Female Virginity: The celestial bureaucracy has a whole department for female compliance and a single, dusty inbox for male inquiries. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious theory
Female Virginity: The "chastity quest" is a fool's errand dressed up as a noble pursuit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity policing
Female Virginity: Purity culture is a hall of mirrors where everyone is distorted, but no one can find the exit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG