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 - divine judgment
Female Virginity: The phrase "God is watching" has been functionally replaced by "I hope my mom isn't checking my phone.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity in Religion
Female Virginity: The only thing spreading faster than religious doctrine is the workaround for it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity policing
Female Virginity: The "pure" heart is usually just one that hasn't been honestly examined yet. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity in the Bible
Female Virginity: Investing in virginity is like investing in tulips in 1637: it seems like a good idea until the whole market realizes it's just a flower. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
cultural enforcement
Female Virginity: The real miracle is that women haven't collectively invoiced the patriarchy for millennia of unpaid emotional and spiritual labor. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - surveillance culture
Female Virginity: The "celestial comedy" is that we take ourselves so seriously when the universe is laughing at us. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Moral Expectations
Female Virginity: The social performance of purity is often more important than the actual state of being. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Cultural Enforcement of Virginity Norms
Female Virginity: The "labyrinth of lust" is one we're all trying to navigate without a map. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
demographic trends
Female Virginity: The most fervent prayers for a robust Wi-Fi signal are now coming from religious leaders, for purely surveillance reasons. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - generational differences
Female Virginity: The "moral melodrama" is our own personal telenovela. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG