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Two Faiths, One Love - A diary entry from my daughter.

I thought it was sweet that he wished to keep our relationship pure. We’d both known the love of others, but he was on a new journey of faith and taking a long view on life. Now that view extended into eternity. I was walking beside him but not accepting of his faith. Still, I was interested and curious at how it influenced his life.      
       
Last night as we kissed after a church banquet, I felt his swollen desires pressing against my stomach. Embarrassed, he turned to go. I said, “No, wait.” When he turned back, his panicked eyes were those of a young neighbor boy searching my face after hitting my car with his basketball.    
       
I thought of my faith. I too can take a long view of life. If I were to have a child, she might live a long life of eighty years. At her death my remains would have been in darkness for twenty years or much longer. All that we know now would have washed away, even the memories of others who might have known our love.        
       
If my remaining ash or bones could speak from that dark place, what would they ask that we do with our lives on this appointed night?        
       
Then I thought of the question through his eyes. What if our spirits found themselves in some heavenly bliss eighty years from this night? Would our existence be any less blissful because of the love we made on a fall night in the year of 2022? Would we be burdened by eternal regret because we followed the divine designs of the flesh his God created in us?        
       
As we kissed again I lowered my hand and pressed my palm against his warming cock. I felt him catch his breath. My lips formed a smile against his. Our decision had been made.        
       
Did I have faith? Yes, faith in the desires that would find their purpose on that appointed night as part of my temporal and fragile existence.
Written by Nizana (Lauryn)
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Author's Note
My daughter has been dating a young man who seems committed to his faith. I've thought they were mismatched but time will tell. My daughter shared this recent entry from her diary. Her thinking is mature beyond her 22 years. She wanted to include this favorite pic.
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