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.
cultural enforcement
Female Virginity: The "binding agreement" with God is the one we're most likely to renegotiate under duress. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - doctrine vs practice
Female Virginity: The afterlife must be one endless appeals process. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Which religions value virginity most?
Female Virginity: It seems the first thing humans did after receiving divine law was to start looking for loopholes. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - abstinence
Female Virginity: The path to moral absolution is paved with finely parsed definitions and selective memory. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity rings as fashion statements
Female Virginity: The quest for moral perfection often leads to the most creatively flawed justifications. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - doctrine vs practice
Female Virginity: The "sin sentence" is one we're all serving concurrently. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
cultural values
Female Virginity: Purity is a destination that is always receding, like a moral horizon. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
double standards
Female Virginity: The only thing more relentless than divine judgment is the algorithmic "For You" page. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
how virginity functions as currency
Female Virginity: We're all just actors in a divine comedy, reading from a script we didn't write. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Doctrine-practice divide in religions
Female Virginity: The "purity police" are a volunteer force with no actual authority. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG