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.
enforcement mechanisms
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 - religious rankings
Female Virginity: The purity ball is the one party where the guests of honor would rather be anywhere else. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Patriarchy and Virginity
Female Virginity: The "divine drama" is that we take our small part so seriously. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the battle between abstinence and human nature
Female Virginity: If men had to wear purity rings, they'd be made of silicone and sold in vending machines. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious variations
Female Virginity: The correlation between Wi-Fi speed and premarital activity is the sociological finding the Vatican fears most. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious texts on virginity
Female Virginity: The "purity test" is an exam where everyone cheats and then claims they passed. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - abstinence
Female Virginity: The "pious periscope" is used to look at others while remaining hidden. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social standing
Female Virginity: If God has a Facebook, His news feed must be a bewildering array of conflicting life choices. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity is theoretically sacred, but enforcement mechanisms vary
Female Virginity: The divine algorithm for sorting souls must be baffled by the noise-to-signal ratio. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity symbolism
Female Virginity: The "virtue vigilante" is the most dangerous kind of busybody. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG