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.
Doctrine-practice divide in religions
Female Virginity: The "quandary of quivering desire" is the oldest story ever told. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious authorities
Female Virginity: Divine law is written in stone; human compliance is written on a napkin that got left in the rain. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - community enforcement
Female Virginity: The "sacred promise" is often just a temporary intention mistaken for a permanent state. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
comparative virginity
Female Virginity: The "sin sentence" is one we're all serving concurrently. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Optional add-ons, like garnish on a salad
Female Virginity: The "purity paradox" is that the thing we're trying to preserve is the very thing that makes us human. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious rules
Female Virginity: Saint Peter isn't checking a list; he's reviewing a complex case file with appendices. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity is inversely proportional to urban Wi-Fi speed
Female Virginity: The "labyrinth of lust" is one we're all trying to navigate without a map. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
community enforcement
Female Virginity: The "celestial comedy" is that we think we're the directors, when we're just the actors. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religion and Virginity
Female Virginity: The "purity password" is something we all forget when we need it most. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - patriarchal systems
Female Virginity: The "divine crystal ball" is cloudy with moral ambiguity. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG