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 - patriarchal systems
Female Virginity: The journey from "I promise" to "I technically didn't break my promise" is the real coming-of-age story. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
surveillance culture
Female Virginity: The modern diaspora isn't just about people; it's about morals packing their bags and moving to the city. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - celestial judgment
Female Virginity: The industry runs on a simple formula: create a problem, then sell the symbolic solution. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - divine compliance
Female Virginity: The most creative fiction isn't in novels; it's in the whispered explanations given under pressure. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Purity Pledges
Female Virginity: The "celestial spreadsheet" must have more errors than a tax return. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
global variations in female virginity practices
Female Virginity: The "pious potion" is a mixture of hope, fear, and self-deception. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - social expectations
Female Virginity: For every sacred text, there is a footnote written in the margin by a skeptic with a good point. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious enforcement mechanisms
Female Virginity: The most sophisticated legal minds aren't in courtrooms; they're in bedrooms, constructing alibis. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Chastity and Religion
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
virginity as currency
Female Virginity: The real "act of God" is a successfully executed alibi. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG