There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
~Mark Twain
I've been wondering about temptation lately: while the consensus stands on temptation as a test, what's actually being tested is where I find flaw. The idea of gaining strength through resisting your temptation, and thereby reducing its future allure, seems to be the easy way out.
What if we're really being tested on our ability to be strong enough, courageous enough to yield to temptation? What if our curriculum vitae is supposed to contain more moments of bravery, moments in which we walked the tightrope, without a net?
And if not, why is it that we regret the things we didn't do, so much more than the things we did?
Just wondering.
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
~Oscar Wilde
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