Human behaviour is strange. They throw crazy hissy fits, they smash things on the wall, they spew out words that shouldn’t have come out, they hatch evil plots, and indulge in sinful pleasures. So people do things that they will think were totally ridiculous after they’ve done it. Why then do they still do it knowing they are going to slap their head and say ‘shit, what have I done’ in retrospect?

It all probably boils down to the fact that we are all irrational. Fine, that sounds like too sweeping a statement. We all have moments of irrationality. Somehow our minds just go loose sometimes and a moment of madness finds its way out of our shells however Stepford we normally are.

Then we get angry at ourselves, we plead for forgiveness from God, from family, friends and even the angel in ourselves. After a short period of probably very tough self control, we suffer from withdrawal symptoms of not able to do our crazy habits and start all over again. So yes, resistance if futile when it comes to sins.

Sometimes though, they really want to change. Their habits of gossiping, showing their bad tempers, sleeping around, eating too much junk food… The people around those who want to change should try to give them support. Well maybe not all are worth extra chances, but let the effort do the talking. Sinful habits and practices will never be totally wiped out, but it’s always worth accepting a much smaller extent of it.

And wow, we are one screwed up species.