Daily Meditation: Thursday, July 11, 1996

So many youngsters say they feel disappointment after …

07/11/1996

So many youngsters say they feel disappointment after certain sexual experiences. Beforehand they felt light, open, happy, whereas now they feel heavy, ill at ease, even ashamed. They no longer have this light that once lit up their faces, and they say: ‘We didn't realize it was like this. If only we had known!' Yes indeed, young people all over the world do not know what awaits them when they launch themselves prematurely and thoughtlessly into certain experiences, and what is more, it does not interest them to know. What they seek is pleasure, to experience feelings. But more often than not it is not happiness that awaits them, but regret, something dark, something burdensome. And when they realize they have made a mistake, it is too late; this understanding is no longer of any use.