...since I already took permission to 'just write' and I believe I've been granted the permit (read my apologies - previous post, for better understanding), LET'S DIG! YAY!!!đđđđ
As I was saying, virginity or abstinence is really no biggie you know? Hold up, sip water, I'll break it down, let's journey... (Errm, so I realize some of my audience aren't just Nigerians, let alone Yorubas, but please try and follow, I'll make sure not to lose you đđ I'll be making a few references to Yorubas. Some might even be similar to what you have around you...)
...so, I know some Yoruba gods and goddesses demand their worship done (or sacrifices carried) by just virgins just because these gods love purity. So, to start with, I'll say virginity is more about consecration.
Did you know occultists demand 'virginity' in order to keep their powers safe and intact; potent. This time, more of abstinence or they are said to have committed a sacrilege. You still feel virginity is all the feather there is to your crown? Let's keep keeping on...
My last argument... Even morality makes you wanna keep chaste. STORY TIME!!! Quick analogy from the Yoruba tradition, again đ¤đ¤ There's this thing called ĂBĂĂLĂ (pronounce according to preference baby, I won't hear you, lol đđ). This is how it works. Prior to the first night a man and a woman will be having together as a couple, a white cloth is laid beneath the bedspread. If the wife is a virgin, the cloth will be stained with blood, if not, it wouldn't, no blood. (Well, we now know better; not all broken hymen implies one isn't a virgin but then, back in those days, that hymen must not break, anything you do, keep it intact, that was the drill đ) As I was saying... The stained cloth is then taken by the groom's family to the bride's home amidst dancing and with extra gifts (clothes, foodstuffs, money, whatever olden day goodie you can imagine). You're asking why? The wife is freshly baked đđ untouched, an asset. So the gifts are to appreciate the bride's parents for the proper upbringing. But if it's an unstained cloth? OMG! We don't want to imagine. The insults - on the bride, her family and her parents especially. They need not communicate it verbally, just send an empty matchbox to the bride's home and everyone understands: EMPTY VALUELESS WOMAN!!! đđđđ The two families might even war. After all the stress the family went through to make the marriage a success and now this insult? (Marriage in Yorubaland used to have a lot of extras, still does till present day tho...) Summary, the whole community knows if you married a virgin or not. So, tell me, who dare break the hedge? đđđ DAMN! CULTURE đđ
So now I can address the 'Miss Most Virgin of the Most High' out there oppressing those they feel are lesser humans all because they are no more virgins. Keeping your virginity isn't really a commandment per say. It isn't an auto key to Heavens' doors. You might wanna lower the shoulders and the gaze a bit and try humility.
Virginity isn't only particular to Christianity after all đđ Plus, you (yes, you) enjoy the dividends there of: safety from health risks and unnecessary pain that accompany heartbreaks ('cos you are feeling used and cheated), let alone the spiritual repercussions.
Why not try adding other feathers to your crown and stop banking on virginity. Not only is it not the auto key to Heaven, it isn't an assurance of a perfect home either. Why not seek the EXTRA? EXTRA OIL!!!
Maybe asking these questions would help...
What distinguishes your 'virgin' from other virgins out there?
Why are you even a virgin?
Are you just guiding the 'spot' and not the whole body?
Are you keeping the body and not the heart?
Really, virginity is just one of the icing ingredients, it isn't the icing itself, let alone the cake...
đđđđđđđđđđđđđđ
PS: Not only the female folks are meant to be chaste right? They aren't the only one to have morals and values. And God's kingdom is opened to both gender, the male and female... My point, virginity isn't just the female thing đ What's good for the goose is mostly good for the gander after all.
As I was saying, virginity or abstinence is really no biggie you know? Hold up, sip water, I'll break it down, let's journey... (Errm, so I realize some of my audience aren't just Nigerians, let alone Yorubas, but please try and follow, I'll make sure not to lose you đđ I'll be making a few references to Yorubas. Some might even be similar to what you have around you...)
...so, I know some Yoruba gods and goddesses demand their worship done (or sacrifices carried) by just virgins just because these gods love purity. So, to start with, I'll say virginity is more about consecration.
Did you know occultists demand 'virginity' in order to keep their powers safe and intact; potent. This time, more of abstinence or they are said to have committed a sacrilege. You still feel virginity is all the feather there is to your crown? Let's keep keeping on...
My last argument... Even morality makes you wanna keep chaste. STORY TIME!!! Quick analogy from the Yoruba tradition, again đ¤đ¤ There's this thing called ĂBĂĂLĂ (pronounce according to preference baby, I won't hear you, lol đđ). This is how it works. Prior to the first night a man and a woman will be having together as a couple, a white cloth is laid beneath the bedspread. If the wife is a virgin, the cloth will be stained with blood, if not, it wouldn't, no blood. (Well, we now know better; not all broken hymen implies one isn't a virgin but then, back in those days, that hymen must not break, anything you do, keep it intact, that was the drill đ) As I was saying... The stained cloth is then taken by the groom's family to the bride's home amidst dancing and with extra gifts (clothes, foodstuffs, money, whatever olden day goodie you can imagine). You're asking why? The wife is freshly baked đđ untouched, an asset. So the gifts are to appreciate the bride's parents for the proper upbringing. But if it's an unstained cloth? OMG! We don't want to imagine. The insults - on the bride, her family and her parents especially. They need not communicate it verbally, just send an empty matchbox to the bride's home and everyone understands: EMPTY VALUELESS WOMAN!!! đđđđ The two families might even war. After all the stress the family went through to make the marriage a success and now this insult? (Marriage in Yorubaland used to have a lot of extras, still does till present day tho...) Summary, the whole community knows if you married a virgin or not. So, tell me, who dare break the hedge? đđđ DAMN! CULTURE đđ
So now I can address the 'Miss Most Virgin of the Most High' out there oppressing those they feel are lesser humans all because they are no more virgins. Keeping your virginity isn't really a commandment per say. It isn't an auto key to Heavens' doors. You might wanna lower the shoulders and the gaze a bit and try humility.
Virginity isn't only particular to Christianity after all đđ Plus, you (yes, you) enjoy the dividends there of: safety from health risks and unnecessary pain that accompany heartbreaks ('cos you are feeling used and cheated), let alone the spiritual repercussions.
Why not try adding other feathers to your crown and stop banking on virginity. Not only is it not the auto key to Heaven, it isn't an assurance of a perfect home either. Why not seek the EXTRA? EXTRA OIL!!!
Maybe asking these questions would help...
What distinguishes your 'virgin' from other virgins out there?
Why are you even a virgin?
Are you just guiding the 'spot' and not the whole body?
Are you keeping the body and not the heart?
Really, virginity is just one of the icing ingredients, it isn't the icing itself, let alone the cake...
đđđđđđđđđđđđđđ
PS: Not only the female folks are meant to be chaste right? They aren't the only one to have morals and values. And God's kingdom is opened to both gender, the male and female... My point, virginity isn't just the female thing đ What's good for the goose is mostly good for the gander after all.
Toor..
ReplyDeleteOk... This is scary kinda... I hope you see this tho...
DeleteClicked coz I was curious...... curiosity didn't kill the cat anyways
ReplyDeleteThank you ❤️
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