next to Curiosity

CURIOSITY
All this new freedom brings with it a great deal of responsibility. All around you, you are evidence of what happens when young people do not assume full responsibility for their conduct. Some of your classmates already have cracked up in some sex jam or “have to” marriage that makes you realize what a hazard irresponsibility is.

Such as they say “who am I to say what is right and what is wrong?”, “do whatever you feel like at the moment -that’s my motto”, “when you are in love, marriage is just a technicality”, “when two people really love one another, what they do is their own business”. No doubt you already have heard this statements like these from persons of your own age or older. Others of your acquaintance avoid the whole issue by having little to do with members of the other sex. Some of your more thoughtful friends make a point of staying away from those social functions that might lead to trouble. You may find both of these extremes unacceptable personally. You want to date and have friends of both sexes. You want to be popular and go to the social events that your school and community offer. Yet you may not be quite sure of yourself of how you should handle any of these complicated situations that almost surely will be involved when you do participate.

No wonder you want to clarify your own feelings and attitudes, standards and values. You do not want to be pressured into some thing that does not make sense to you. You want real reasons for what you do. You need some solid basis for saying “no” to the conduct that does not fit into your way of life. You want some sense of direction that allows you to say “yes” to all the fun and fulfillment that could be yours.
You realize that your life is a part of today’s world and that what you do matters.

Source: a part from the book of “why wait till marriage by evelyn millis duvall”