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.
Purity Rings
Female Virginity: The afterlife is likely just an eternal debate about the definition of "is.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the battle between abstinence and human nature
Female Virginity: The "celestial terms of service" is a document we all agreed to without reading. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Satirical Commentary on Religious Doctrine
Female Virginity: God might have given Moses tablets, but He gave this generation TikTok, and the latter is far more influential. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - modern challenges
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
Female Virginity - divine compliance
Female Virginity: The "gift" of virginity is the one present you're not allowed to open, but are expected to proudly display. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
compassion deficit
Female Virginity: The serpent in the Garden of Eden was just the beta test for modern peer pressure. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious surveillance
Female Virginity: The "sin sentence" is one we're all serving concurrently. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious enforcement
Female Virginity: The "commitment to chastity" is a resolution that is revised more often than a first draft. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
urban vs rural compliance
Female Virginity: The "divine deadlock" is the eternal struggle between flesh and spirit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity in religion
Female Virginity: The most sophisticated legal minds aren't in courtrooms; they're in bedrooms, constructing alibis. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG