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 - moral symbolism
Female Virginity: The "pious punchline" is the unexpected twist at the end of our lives. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Satire on Virginity
Female Virginity: The "purity price tag" is one we pay with our sanity. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious rules
Female Virginity: The "treasure" is locked in a vault, and everyone is given the combination but told never to use it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - generational differences
Female Virginity: The "pious potion" is a mixture of hope, fear, and self-deception. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
doctrine vs practice
Female Virginity: The universe is vast and mysterious, and we've chosen to focus our moral scrutiny on the state of a hymen. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Chastity Statistician Dr. Agatha Puritan
Female Virginity: The "celestial cabaret" is the endless performance we put on for an audience of one. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
global variations in female virginity practices
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
Female Virginity - social standing
Female Virginity: The real "forbidden fruit" is the knowledge of how to clear your browser history. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - divine law
Female Virginity: The compliance chart for religious virginity looks less like a gentle slope and more like a cliff that people are constantly falling off. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity in religion
Female Virginity: The "divine dramedy" is the tragicomedy of our daily lives. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG