"When temptations are very great or unduly prolonged,
most persons succumb to them. To devise a perfect social order
is probably beyond our powers, but I believe that it is perfectly
possible for us to reduce the number of dangerous temptations
to a level far below that which is tolerated at the present time.
A society so arranged that there shall be a minimum of
dangerous temptations—this is the end towards which,
as a citizen, I have to strive." --A. Huxley
Would any of you say that a world without temptation be
ideal or reasonable? Is it even POSSIBLE to rid of evil completely?
In the above quote, Huxley believes that though we will succeed by limiting
or completely removing temptation...Do you?
Imagine a life without temptation. Some would argue that this would
be a pointless, boring life. Some also don't
care. While others…we would be relieved. On a daily basis,
we are constantly bombarded with temptations, from cheating,
lying, stealing, and more. We do all things necessary to get what
we want, when we want. We are tempted to cheat on our significant
others or tempted to eat that extra candy bar. I personally
believe that temptation is a vice used against us, waging an internal
battle, causing torment and troubles. To escape temptation, we would
have to be out of this world, dead in the body. If it were humanly possible,
then I would love to be able to remove temptation, for temptation brings
sin (the wrong choices we make) to life. If I could be completely self-reliant,
fight out temptation, and never struggle, I would without a shadow of a doubt.
However, how can you can I, imperfect people, eliminate temptation?
We can't. As ideal as this is, I believe life without temptations is wishful thinking,
as long as we are living on this earth. However, I agree with Huxley. I believe
that we could benefit by trying to remove temptations, or remove ourselves from
potentially tempting, compromising situations.
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