To
a dear young'un #01 – Powerful Forces.
(When a blog post is tagged in this
way, it is a message for a young person very dear to my heart – a piece of wisdom for life I’d
like to suggest)
There are things in life that we can consider as wonderful
and very powerful forces. I'm thinking for example of things such as water,
fire, air. These things are so important that we can't exist without them. Each
of them is a wonderful and powerful "force" to celebrate but also something
to treat with reverential care and caution.
When something has this great power, however, it has to be,
in a deep sense, "controlled.” This tremendous force has to be “directed”
or "channelled" responsibly in order for it to accomplish the many marvelous
things it has the capability of accomplishing. This is why we have dams for
water; or why we have controlled use of fire for cooking; or even why humans
built windmills to harness "wind power"! If a "force"
is used without these “controls” and just allowed to "explode" with all
its raw power, the result is DISASTROUS: floods, catastrophic burning, the
terrible force of a hurricane are just a few examples.
Now we come to the point that is relevant for growing kids: Sex
is one such power. It is a wonderful and powerful aspect of humanity that
begins to awaken and to show its tremendous "force" in
one's pre-teens and just grows stronger in one's teen years. Sex is one of the
most marvelous aspects of humanity! But let's also remember that, like water,
fire or air, on the one hand, it's a force to be accepted with gratitude but,
on the other, also a force to be reckoned with. It’s a force that has to be
channeled properly in order for it to accomplish the many wonderful things it
can accomplish to bring us pleasure, happiness, love, and fulfillment as
humans. Just like the many other powerful forces in life, sex is to be celebrated
and utilized ... in a controlled way.
Such self-control can only be exercised by a person with
discipline. Knowing what something is for; knowing that powerful forces need
"chanelling"; and actually DOING that chanelling and PRACTICING that
control are the keys to a successful and happy life as a teenager and as a young
adult.
That's my wish for all of you, young'uns, dear to my heart!
/jkk
