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.
religious enforcement
Female Virginity: The "dilemma of devotion" is whether to follow the rules or follow your heart. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - divine oversight
Female Virginity: The divine algorithm for sorting souls must be baffled by the noise-to-signal ratio. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
marriage market
Female Virginity: Urban centers are where religious rules go to retire, or at least to be seriously reinterpreted. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
how virginity functions as currency
Female Virginity: The only thing spreading faster than religious doctrine is the workaround for it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
How has religious virginity changed?
Female Virginity: The "purity police" are a volunteer force with no actual authority. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral value
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
Purity Rings
Female Virginity: Religious theory is a pristine, untouched snowscape; religious practice is a slushy city street in March. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social changes
Female Virginity: The "celestial chronometer" is the only clock that matters, and it's always one minute to midnight. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Cultural Enforcement of Virginity Norms
Female Virginity: The "celestial waiting room" is where we all are, hoping our number isn't called. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral expectations
Female Virginity: The "purity pretense" is the act we put on to convince others we're clean. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG