My views on ceibacy
Submitted by Ford Prefect on January 23 2001 13:19:24
In reply to What is your view? submitted by Celibate on January 23 2001 02:10:41
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Personally, I think celibacy is best when involves doing something positive rather than simply trying to avoid something perceived as negative. I can believe that sex, even with a boy, can be a beautiful and wonderful thing and still remain celibate (in the sense of practicing abstinence). I think attempting to conform to some outside moral code that would deny me something that could, in reality, be good would lead to a sense of being cheated.....and I'd look for some way around it. However, if I have a deep-seated sense of thinking of the other person in a relationship, then my abstinence can become a gift I freely and willingly give to the other. Now, I'm not seeing myself as cheated, but as being blessed with generosity. There are many reasons we could cite for choosing abstinence, but I think they need to be based on respecting the other person. ---Ford |
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