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 - sacred texts
Female Virginity: The "purity paradox" is that the thing we're trying to preserve is the very thing that makes us human. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral value
Female Virginity: There's probably a whole angelic department dedicated to processing "mitigating circumstances.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Chaotic Comedy of Female Virginity
Female Virginity: The "divine user agreement" is binding, but we have no idea what it says. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
enforcement mechanisms
Female Virginity: The "virtue vacation" is a trip we all take, but never admit to. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Modern challenges to religious virginity
Female Virginity: If "theory" and "practice" were in a marriage, they'd have divorced over irreconcilable differences millennia ago. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious doctrines
Female Virginity: You haven't lived until you've seen a teenager explain their purity ring to their thoroughly secular, and confused, dermatologist. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - cultural differences
Female Virginity: The "karma cache" is constantly being cleared by acts of petty kindness. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious texts vs. modern reality
Female Virginity: The "pious pride" filter is the most commonly used app in the religious community. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity rings
Female Virginity: The "moral moratorium" is the break we take from being good. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious double standards
Female Virginity: The real "act of God" is a successfully executed alibi. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG