***Insight*** Obligations

I am sure you are all familiar with the old saying "Ignorance is bliss," well that is certainly true isn't it?

Our lives would be so much simpler, joyful, and much more care-free if we all just walked around in our own little worlds, not knowing anything about anyone else or our surroundings; we would just exsist living for and of ourselves.
However, things aren't like that for a reason (the first of which is that knowledge keeps us from getting hurt or killed, ourlives would be simpler, yes, but shortlived).

We, as humans live for knowledge, it is our strength; it is a wonderful gift. It lets us conquer nature, to some degree and even gives us dominion over animals many times our size and strength. Our ablility to think, reason, and create are some of the strongest forces, if not the strongest forces, in the world.

But with our minds comes something else, our personality, morals, virtues and our beliefs.

Part of being intelligent is not only knowing something, but acting in accordance to what we know in a given situation.

So, when we are are faced with a scenario that goes against our morals, virutes, or beliefs (being tempted) and we know that it does so, but give in and and turn our backs on the them, we are no better than animals. That abuses the great gift we have been given and mocks it. Even if we are curious, we must be careful, watchful and always carry our morals "in our pockets." If not, it's comparable to discovering a fire and thrusting your hand into the red-hot coals because you want to know what it feels like, even though you know it will cause you severe pain.

*There are many, many of these temptations in life and we must act according to that which is intelligent and what we know to be righteous. If not, we are in danger of regressing, losing our minds, beliefs, and personalities and becoming more and more like animals. And if we do this, we will have more peace and happiness than those who seek to avoid the temptations completely. Be intelligent, do not squander this great gift you have been given, put it to the right uses.*