temptations

TEMPTATIONS

The word temptation has a negative CONNOTATION. To be tempted is to be attracted or to be persuaed to do something that is seemingly pleasant but may be harmful, unwise or immoral. The appeal for 'forbidden fruits' has always been strong and somehow it can be difficult not to yield to moments of temptations.

Temptations shows no discriminations for everyone can and will be tempted in one way or another throughout our lives. It is during such moments that our principles and values in life are challenged and through our respective responses, our characters revealed. Temptations come in different forms and in different degrees of seriousness.

As a student, the most popular temptation is that of being distracted in studies. I have often wanted to concentrate on my studies for a specific period of time but somehow distractions of various kinds tempted me to neglect my studies. It can be a real struggle to overcome the temptation of not watchin a popular flim show with my friends on the eve of a test, not to watch a favourite tv programme when there are lots of sch work to be done or even stop talking endlessly over the phone hours at the expense of neglecting my studies. During exams, temptations to cheat or feign illness do arise among certain students.

For a working adult, one may yield to the temptation of purchasing food, clothes or even shoes when there is no necessity to do so. Somehow , such people fall prey to the gimmicks of sales and become guilty over self-indulgence. The more subtle form of temptations deal with ethical issues arising from work where one's intergrity could be tested. Temptations to lie, to blame others, top be lazy and shoddy in work are definitely persent on the working world.

As metioned earlier, certain temptations are morally linked and upon yielding to them, the turn of events in one's life can be tragic. People are sometimes tempted to drink, smoke, engage in empty talks and gossip during their leisure times. Other more serious temptations such as getting involved in extra martial affaris, in illicit trade in drugs so as to earn some fortune overnite, rob and kill innocent victims are examples of temptations that lead to dire consequeces. Yielding to other temptaions inculding watchin blue flims, reading and admiring pornographic materials only encourage the development of a corrupted, pollutedand perverted mind.

Victims of such serioius temptations soemtimes defend themseves by claiming to have weak will power and that they are pressurized to yield to such temptations. Personally, i see them as lame excuses for each of us is accountable for our own actions. Such people should deliberately break away form evil infuleces before they are drawn into commiting greater evils in life later on. Therefore, we should exercise our choice carefully in confronting with temptations.