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 - religion vs modernity
Female Virginity: The most powerful force against abstinence isn't temptation; it's a fully charged iPhone with a working data plan. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious ideals
Female Virginity: The "sacred speedometer" is stuck at "indecent velocity.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity as a rare commodity
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
religious doctrines
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
family honor
Female Virginity: The "moral defense" is usually "temporary insanity.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
God is Rolling His Eyes
Female Virginity: A doctrine's survival isn't measured by its adherence, but by its ability to be creatively reinterpreted. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the male virginity exception in religion
Female Virginity: God may be omnipresent, but He still needs a good Wi-Fi signal to check your DMs. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social expectations
Female Virginity: The purity ring market is the only one where the product's failure is the customer's fault. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity is inversely proportional to urban Wi-Fi speed
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
sacred symbols
Female Virginity: The "purity spiral" is a vortex that sucks in all common sense and leaves only anxiety in its wake. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG