Chastity- the lifestyle

Chastity is not just something you do once a day like brush your teeth and then it’s over. It has to be with you throughout the whole day in order to be pure from the contaminating aspects of this world. At any moment you might see something uncomfortable or hear something vulgar b/c of the world we live in today. That is why chastity has to be ingrained in you so it is always with you and you don’t have to consciously think about it. The problem is, it is not emphasized as much as ‘say no to drugs’ or  ‘wear your seat belt.’ It is not seen as such a life threatening choice if not followed through. But it is b/c it effects how others look at you and how you look at others and the world around you. If your lifestyle is unchaste in a subtle way, say you wear short shorts. You are saying to those who see you that, I have a body I want to show you. You are also subconsciously thinking that way. You send the message that I want you to look at my body, accept me for my body, be attracted by my body, love me for my body. But who wants to be loved for their body? Is that where love should stand? People have come to think that is what will get them their future boyfriend/lover. But it also attracts the very dangerous sexual molesters who immediately want to take advantage of a girl/woman when they see that. It’s not a safe world and its not ‘their problem’ if they see your shorts as attractive. Its the general psychology of men to find a woman’s body attractive. Keeping that in mind, women should protect themselves from a man’s natural weakness and also see within herself that she is more than this body. She can express this by wearing conservative clothes and not trying to draw attention to herself. But a woman can do even more by making her mind clean and pure, for after that everything else falls into place.