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.
Virginity in Religion
Female Virginity: The "vow of abstinence" is a promise made in a calm moment to be broken in a storm of passion. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred texts
Female Virginity: If sin is a virus, then the celestial antivirus software is hopelessly out of date. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Inevitability of Adolescent Behavior
Female Virginity: The "virginity venture" is a business trip with no return ticket. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the male virginity exception in religion
Female Virginity: The lock was invented before the key, and the rule was invented before the loophole. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - rural enforcement
Female Virginity: The angelic choir is probably just the hold music for the celestial waiting room. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Which religions value virginity most?
Female Virginity: The real "chosen people" are the ones who successfully navigated their teenage years without their parents finding out. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Is God on a Coffee Break?
Female Virginity: The angelic IT department must be constantly petitioning for a system upgrade to handle the moral ambiguity. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
male virginity exception
Female Virginity: The "chastity charade" is the performance of innocence we stage for the world. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
technological impact
Female Virginity: In the rural village, your reputation is the blockchain that everyone can see but no one can edit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - purity pledges
Female Virginity: The "restore to factory settings" option for a soul is theologically controversial. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG