Sunday 25 January 2009

Why celibacy?

www.associatedcontent.com/article/51003/why_celibacy.html

"Celibacy is an unmarried person not engaging in sex, a person practicing abstinence. 

A vow of celibacy would eliminate the risks of venereal disease. For some, especially young teens, it would allow focusing energies on other matters such as careers, or social issues. Practicing celibacy would eliminate the numbers of unwanted pregnancies. 

Celibacy could be a means of preventing a hereditary condition or something like HIV from spreading. 

It has always been that sexual activity encouraged the belief that a person's worth, rather than being unconditional, depended on either his or her ability to be sexually desirable and to gain sexual fulfillment or, at the very least, to gain stable companionship. To achieve a deeper sense of meaning in life, individuals, with vows of celibacy, have chosen to remove themselves from the outside distractions of life, including sexual gratification. 

One of the goals of positive celibacy, is to find that deeper feeling of worthiness for self and others that is without any conditions, least of all sexual ones. Thus, above all, it is not to lead a celibate life that makes for a true monk or nun, but this ability to realize that the sexual desirability of self or others is not the true criterion of human worth. We are aware of this only when we can be totally at peace with our singleness. In fact, it might be said that we are only truly qualified to be partnered after we have realized this peace.

Studies support that there is a link between teenage sexual activity and emotional health. The findings show that when compared to teens who are not sexually active, teenage boys and girls who are sexually active are significantly less likely to be happy and more likely to feel depressed when compared to teens who are not sexually active, teenage boys and girls who are sexually active are significantly more likely to attempt suicide. Vows of celibacy would eliminate many of these problems. 

Taken a vow of celibacy would honor God because according to His word, we are to keep ourselves pure, until marriage. 

Celibacy may contribute to a greater peacefulness and spirituality. 

Making a celibacy vow would also dispose of a whole load of worries on your mind. You won't even have to think about the worries of contraception, venereal disease, physical compatibility, impotence, frigidity, or whether your partner is good in bed, or sexual fidelity etc. People you talk to will know that you're not interested in them for their body. 

It has been noted, that there is no proof that celibacy is in any way damaging to one's health, and it is clear that many celibates lead long, happy lives. 

Celibacy should be recognized as a valid alternative sexual lifestyle."

After reading this article we can see many positives of being celibated, but still if one of the purposes of people's life is reproduction, which can not be achieved in such situation, can we be fully satisfied with our lives?

1 comment:

chris sivewright said...

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