Ogubuike Emmanuel Uche after reading the article and the responses on ONANISM, A CONSCIOUS RENEWAL OF THE ACT IN OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD, A DAILY GUILT OF OUR TIME BY PAUL IKECHUKWU OGUN, commented and said:  Thanks once more Fr. Bro Ogoke and Ernest seemed to have asked the most sensitive part of the question. This therefore calls for proper introspection. But my question is this, many a time, we the youths who are determined to live a good life are usually caught in this trap. Is it then totally possible for the youths to remain sinless?

Response No. 3 Our response always have its root and exordium from the Book of Books, ipso facto, let us meditate with the Psalmist:

{B#} βηθ ἐν τίνι κατορθώσει ὁ νεώτερος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ φυλάσσεσθαι τοὺς λόγους σου ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐξεζήτησά σε μὴ ἀπώσῃ με ἀπὸ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ μου ἔκρυψα τὰ λόγιά σου ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἁμάρτω σοι εὐλογητὸς εἶ κύριε δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐν τοῖς χείλεσίν μου ἐξήγγειλα πάντα τὰ κρίματα τοῦ στόματός σου ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τῶν μαρτυρίων σου ἐτέρφθην ὡς ἐπὶ παντὶ πλούτῳ-Beth. In quo corrigit adolescentior viam suam? in custodiendo sermones tuos. In toto corde meo exquisivi te; ne repellas me a mandatis tuis. In corde meo abscondi eloquia tua, ut non peccem tibi. Benedictus es, Domine; doce me justificationes tuas. In labiis meis pronuntiavi omnia judicia oris tui. In via testimoniorum tuorum delectatus sum, sicut in omnibus divitiis-How can the young remain pure (sinless)? By living according to your word. I seek you with my whole heart; let me not stray from your commands. In my heart I have kept your word, that I may not sin against my Lord. Praise to you, O Lord; instruct me in your statutes, that with my lips I may declare all your spoken decree Ps.119:9-14.

With God all things are possible. This possibility depends on us regarding our disposition, docility and availability with ourselves whole and entire, with a sincere effort and resolution not to be spiritually and morally debased, hence we can find fulfillment in keeping to what the Book of Books advised us to uphold. We ought to be aware of this fact that:  ὅτι πᾶν τὸ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ἡ ἀλαζονεία τοῦ βίου, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀλλ' ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ἐστίν-quoniam omne quod est in mundo, concupiscentia carnis est, et concupiscentia oculorum, et superbia vitæ: quæ non est ex Patre, sed ex mundo est-What does the world offer? Only gratification (concupiscence) of corrupt nature, gratification (concupiscence) of the eye, the empty pomp of living; these things take their being from the world, not from the Father 1Jn.2:16. Therefore, looking at the root of the word Possible, we see POTEN, POTES & POSSE meaning POWER. They come from the Latin posse, potesse & possessus. The most important qualities of a person are his potentialities. Very few of us take the trouble to explore our real potential. In this ambient, our spiritual cum moral potential is based on our style of life and what we deem necessary for us as an individual, though we might have received a sound training from our families or wherever we might have found ourselves in a particular home. Many a time we blame the society but in real sense we are to be blamed ourselves because we are the constituents of the society, which comes from a nuclear family or home. Therefore, the greatest blame ought to go to the nuclear family of which we are the members, before ever blaming the gregarious macro family, that is society. Furthermore, picking your word Emmanuel: ‘This therefore calls for proper introspection’, from the 17^th century Latin etymology of the word introspection, intrōspicere to look within, from intro- + specere to look, this means the examination of one's own thoughts, impressions, and feelings, especially for long periods. Ipso facto, the issue of Onanism vis-à-vis Is it then totally possible for the youths to remain sinless?, calls for an individual and strictly personal examination of one’s thoughts, impression, and feelings which demands the virtue of continence, even in speech through talking to people especially among friends of opposite sex. It is good to note that there is nothing wrong or sinful in having friends from opposite sex, the problem is what you do with such friends when you are solely alone without the presence of others? A very saintly and high spiritual advice comes from the Book of Books regarding friendship; Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum. Memento iræ, quoniam non tardabit. Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis-Do not join the company of sinners (make friend with sinners), remember that the wrath of God will not be delayed (cf.Gen.38:10). Remain humble, because the godless are punished with fire and worms Sirach 7: 16-17. Therefore, WHAT IS TRUE FRIENDSHIP? Friendship in the real sense of it is a way towards sacrificing your time, talent, energy and the whole self for the goal and happiness of others through their spiritual and moral growth, hence FRIENDSHIP means:

F – FOCUSING your mind towards making others happy.
R – REACHING to others as to make them feel well always.
I – INSISTING on the things that glorifies God in your relationship with friends.
E – ENDURING things on behalf of others.
N – NEVER to give the devil opportunity between your relationships with friends (cfr.1Peter 5:8-9).
D – DOING everything to bring nearer your friends to God.
S – SHAPING your personality from the virtues of your friends and they in return increasing their virtues from yours.
H – HOLINESS of life is a key to true friendship.
I – INSTRUCT your friends well whenever they err.
P – PUT all efforts to help you grow positively for the sake of knowing others.