I was 15-years and in high school
in 1962 when I heard about my
friend, Ronnie, and his girlfriend,
Linda, having sex.
I had never given a thought about
life and death, copulation and such
biological things back then. I still
believed in Zorro, Mickey Mouse
and Captain Kangaroo. But Ronnie
and Linda having sex that was a
whole different thing—Frightening!
Granted, my body was going through
weird changes which no parent, teacher,
priest or nun ever fully explained to me.
I suppose at the time, I could have been
considered the Prince of Naiveté. Hell,
back then I never even knew what
naiveté meant.
I was told that sex was a sin, but as a
Catholic kid, so was eating meat on
Friday. And as far as I was concerned,
I’d rather go to hell for having a hot
dog on Friday than having sex with
some girl.
Eventually, that whole sex thing
turned out to be a a life changing
breakthrough for me.
In listening to my friends who
supposedly knew more than I
about sex, I was in shock initially.
It was far more disturbing for me
to find out how babies were made.
But there was a certain curiosity
aroused in me about my changing
physiology.
Two years later when I had my first
experience with sex and a woman,
it was an epoch life changer for me.
I then discovered sex could lead to
both pleasure and pain.
I was relieved, however, when the
Pope dispensed with the meat on
Friday thing. It was good to know
that there was one fewer sin in this
world which could damn me to
eternal hell.
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Chris Hanch 7-9-2021
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