"Japanese ideas about love followed a similar pattern, although the poetic courtly love traditions of the Heian court (794-1185) did not filter down into later middle-class models. Unlike the Western pattern, the merging of romance, sexuality and family-building did not occur in Japan."
("Doing What Comes Naturally: Media and Marketing Constructions of Sexuality among Japanese Adolescents", Merry I. White)
They say that when the native women of Hawaii first met Westerner sailors, they were very taken with them and tried to seduce the sailors whenever they could. That is how happy and full of life they were. That is how innocent and full of love. They had so much Aloha in their hearts. They just loved everyone and rejoiced in life.
And what happened to the Hawaiians? Oh, it is very sad. They got diseases from the Westerners-both STDs and other types. They were treated horribly and all but wiped out. But what does that mean? Does it mean that they were wrong? That love was wrong? In a world where there is danger, there is caution to be taken. But I assert that their first instinct and sentiment was right and good-to love everyone and to love them fully and with all that you are. If we turn our backs on that, what is left? Abstinence is not the answer. It is not the love of sex or the body that is perverted but the hatred of these-that is perverted.
If you identify with the message of this article, please email it to people, tell your friends, even print out copies to pass around. Together we can raise awareness. Thank you.
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