DISCOVERING THE LOST VIRTUE

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"AHO! The challenge to deepen manhood and masculinity is obvious, and to many men frightening. Too much challenge to the inner man of men breaks the fragility of their worth, and egos shimmer with the attention diverted their way by words such as these.Words are powerful things in the mouth of women's pain revolving around, and evolving from the afflictions administered by broken, and uninitiated men's lives!

The healing aspect of discovering the source of one's pain, and fears rests squarely in the ability of the weakened, and broken souls to speak their first words as they point fingers at the oppressor, and say "He did this!"

The women I know who know this story are of the African Woman's Circles that took me in many years ago. It was terrifying, and exciting, stimulating, sensual, and full of surprise, defeat, insult, and their ability to conjurer up my fears, and my shit challenged every fiber of my being. It was part of my long initiations that began at the age of 12..". - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories august 21, 2012

from Pure Wombman. Holistic & Organic

“Modesty is a reflex, arising naturally to help a woman protect her hopes and guide their fulfillment -specifically, this hope for one man. Along with this hope comes a certain vulnerability, because every time a man fails to stick by us, our hopes are, in a sense, dashed. This is where modesty fits in. For modesty armed this special vulnerability -not to oppress women, but with the aim of putting them on an equal footing with men. The delay modesty created not only made it more likely that women could select men who would stick by them, but in turning lust into love, it changed men from uncivilized males who ran after as many sexual partners as they can get to men who really wanted to stick by one woman.” ― Wendy Shalit, A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue