In the article, James Parker addresses a reader's struggle with guilt over embracing naturism despite growing confidence in being naked at beaches. The reader reflects on feelings of shame influenced by a strict Catholic upbringing, leading to an internal conflict between newfound freedom and ingrained beliefs. Parker encourages acceptance of the body as a divine gift and promotes the true spirit of nudism as one of freedom and self-acceptance, suggesting that societal perceptions and personal exploration should coexist peacefully.
Your body is a gift from God. In the appropriate place (such as a naturist beach), you should be able to go as naked as Adam in the garden and feel not a twinge-let of shame.
So yup, I’m ready to get Catholic about this. I’m ready to get dogmatic. Over the winter I started to get these feelings of shame and guilt.
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