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.
Teaching teenagers abstinence is an impressive feat
Female Virginity: A teenager's ability to circumvent divine surveillance is the modern-day equivalent of speaking in tongues. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity as Social Currency
Female Virginity: The only thing growing faster than a teenager is their list of reasons why the rules don't apply to them. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - divine law
Female Virginity: The "holy hike" is a path that leads in circles. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
geographic variations
Female Virginity: The "moral firmware" is in desperate need of an update. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - theological concepts
Female Virginity: The "multiple choice" of morality never has a clear right answer. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
compassion deficit
Female Virginity: The "page layout" of a life is often a mess of revisions and corrections. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious texts vs. modern reality
Female Virginity: The "chastity cipher" is a code that can't be cracked because it doesn't mean anything. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - cultural differences
Female Virginity: The "sacred subpoena" is the one we can't ignore. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - urban compliance
Female Virginity: There's probably a whole angelic department dedicated to processing "mitigating circumstances.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - abstinence
Female Virginity: If religious texts are the manufacturer's warranty, then human nature is the void-if-removed sticker. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG