Why is it so difficult to let go of the things we know are not good for us ? Why are bad habits so hard to die ? Why do we embark on these trails when we know that there is no safe way out and that we will be hurt, no matter what path we choose there on...
Be it the habit of smoking where you started it to look cool or fit in with your peers..knowing very well that it has a very sad flip side to it. Once you begin, you might realize that the price you are paying is probably not worth it or that the aim you have now achieved has suddenly lost its charm...but now you are so hooked onto it that it seems OK...
You have quit a million times, only to start again, bringing you back to the place you so badly wanted to get out of.
Or be it the desire to want something you cannot have-the forbidden fruit.
Is it that we are addicted to the pain or to the process of giving it all up leading to the feeling the momentary rush of success followed by the immediate relapse? Do we choose the path of self destruction consciously ?
Is the destination of the forbidden land so appealing that we lose all sense of righteousness ? Who is to say what is right and wrong apart from our conscience? Can we trust our conscience to be our guide ? Do we always listen to this 'guide'? Or do we buckle under the pressure to please our heart over the mind...It is just so convenient to do as the heart pleases when we are the only people that we shall be hurting . We are just so much more careful when there is a loved one involved and avoid doing anything to harm them. But when it comes to ourselves, it is so easy to forget the reason and go with the flow...where ever it leads us, as long as the journey is fascinating...and as long as we think we are the only people that we are risking...
But we never are alone, are we ? There is always a loved one...a family, a friend or more who we eventually let down by letting ourselves down.
Is the destination or the journey worth it ?
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