Always Be careful, Devil Has a Pretty Face
In this article I would love to talk a bit about temptations, about weakneses and about our own reasons for that.
Dostoyevsky once said one very important and interesting thing about human's nous. He said that nous is a cad, because reasons finds justifications and excuses for all the things that are bad, but that are pleasant at the same time.
You always have a reason why you have done something, you always know why you wanted something. Usually, you wanted it because it was pleasant for you.
And that is why we say that devil has a pretty face. Bad things look good. Harmful things look like they will bring you a lot of good things. So, be careful, do not take it, just because you like it. Think about it first. Think of it very well. Think about all the aspects, all the things that are happening, and that maybe can happen. Of course, you cannot predict everything, but you can predict many things, because they are expected to happen, and if you want to see them, you are going to see them.
Put your nous into the mood for exploring, so you can look all the sides and you can give your best to find out all the things that you can find out before you make the decission.
Making decissions is a process, so put time and effort in it, because if you do not the process is not going to end well. The Devil will fool you with one of his pretty faces. As you know, he has many faces and he is everywhere.
And, I have to say now that I do not talk about the Devil from hollu books, I am using the word 'Devil' as a metaphore here. So, here Devil is used for all the things that look good, feel good, that are plesant, but actually are harmful and dangerous. (An example would be any kind of drug).
Devil is nt your friend even thouh he seems like he is, he does not want to give you, he is just trying to take from you. Even if it seems like he gave you something, that is because he is about to take something much bigger from you.
Do not let him fool you, think about the things that you are about to do. That can help you a lot. That can save you a lot.
You should not became paranoid, you should not be only thinking about the bad things that may happen to you, but you should be careful.
Find a way, to be careful and let it become your habbit. Once when it is your habbit, it will be much easier for you to recognize the Devil and to avoid him.
xoxo,
SuncicaZ