Temptation, Sacrific and The Short Term Part 1

Temptation, Sacrifice, and Short term

Part 1

Three words all containing the power to change the course of our lives. Within a word, lies a thousand different questions based on a multitude of perspectives given by each individual. In this case, my interpretation of these words in not merely to prove my view is the right one but to question each objective. These three words play an integral part in how we sustain our humanity. The things we tell ourselves to make it through the day based on justification. What’s the why? In various scenarios in our lives we will be faced with temptation, the short term and at one point or another we will always sacrifice in order to potentially gain- although that may not always be the case.

I heard a great metaphor used in terms of how to view yourself and growth. Think of yourself a tiny seed. If you know anything about nature and plants then you will know that each seed grows into something different, therefore, what are you going to grow into and become? It’s important to remember that as we continue to grow through life we are capable of evolving into more than one shape and form. That is the basis of continual growth. If we always stayed stagnant, how would we ever achieve our truest desires?


For visual purposes for the metaphor used above let’s say we all grew into a flower. Flowers grow in different shapes, colours and places but one thing they have in common is that they each possess more than one pedal. Think of these pedals as more than life form and more than one destine path. Essentially each pedal is a representation of a new chapter in your life, which is a lot of damn chapters.


Which brings me back to those three life changing words: Temptation; Short Term; and Sacrifice. No matter what part we are at in terms of growth, we are always faced with obstacles that alter the course of direction we are moving in. Temptation being one of the biggest ones. ‘I was tempted by’, ‘It was so tempting’ or the classic ‘I couldn’t resist.’ … Often temptation is viewed as an action usually unwise and often short term. That’s why it’s called temptation, because it leads us down a path, we know we probably shouldn’t go down, but we do anyway. The result of giving into temptation is solely based on the intention of what we are after.  The key word being intention. This stigma of temptation and it being a negative approach in terms of life all originates from its truest intent. What about the temptation are you drawn to? With out fulling understanding what it is that has created the temptation, you will never grasp the consequences or in other terms the outcome of the action you have chosen to pursue.


Short term another word for temporary. Where does this lead to? When you think about the constants in your life, and by constant, I mean any obstacle that requires solving, where do your solutions derive from? Are your solutions long term or short term. In most cases a lot of constants in people lives are dealt with in the short term. Meaning they are exchanging one problem for another. An easy way to deceiver or navigate your way through problem solving is honestly by listening to your emotions. In any given scenario an emotion is created about that specific situation. Your emotion is giving you feedback about what you’re doing. Some refer to this as a “gut feeling.”


Think of it this way, let’s say you’re selling a car for $8,000.00 and you’ve got it listed as perfect condition, ready for highway use but fail to mention you’ve previously purchased this car used, it’s been some what taken care of with a few stains on the interior and there are a couple major repairs that need to be made for it to run safely.

So, here’s the facts: the car is used (value already decreased), there is visible wear and tear and there are TWO major repair expenses that if it was purchased at $8,000.00 value would equal out to a 15,000.00 value after repairs. Where’s the problem? The problem is failure to disclose all the facts. As a human being, what emotion has been generated based on your deception? If you were to sell this car, how would you feel about it knowing that you haven’t given all the facts? Navigating your way through emotions is really, not that complex when you’re honest with yourself. It’s when we try to justify or ignore our true intent that instead of dealing and solving one problem, we are now creating a whole new problem for ourselves. By replacing your problem of not disclosing all the facts, you’ve essentially created a new problem within yourself between morality or deception. Two things I might add, that can easily swallow you up if you don’t get your head screwed on straight.