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more often in the hearts of decent men. Daily, neighbors and friends commit
small acts of immorality as well as unspeakable crimes. At one time or another,
everyone strays from the straight and narrow path of excellence and holiness.
Whether it be gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, or lust, everyone gives in
to the evil nature of man kind. Henry David Thoreau believed that sin is
necessary to the development of the soul. When Thoreau wrote, “We cannot
well do without out sins; they are the highway of our virtue,” he illustrated the
idea that sin develops virtue, as well as delivers one from despair, monotony,
and even immorality. It is indeed the sinner who is truly virtuous. Sins are the
tools with which one builds the foundation of his or her life. Sins compel one to
. . .
an impossible aim. Through their scarlet past they become
better people, worth much more than the innocent who have failed to live.
As Thoreau claimed, what is termed sin is an essential element of
progress. One of the extraordinary sins of the twentieth
century developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. A life absolutely free from every feeling of sin belongs to people who
lead lives of terrifying emptiness. With this freedom people
do not find themselves, but rather create their own identity. ” In fact, sin has become the creator of virtue and a
salvation from despair, monotony, and immorality. However, the innocent will never achieve the holiness they
strive for and will continue to live in a world of despair. Sinners use their experiences as a reminder
that they are passionate, loving, caring creatures capable of immorality, but
blessed with the will for righteousness.
The evil and corrupt always have hope, because their goals are realistic and
very attainable. Only
the man of goodwill carries the capacity for damnation in his heart. Sinners are
blessed with a certain knowledge, because they know what it means to have
wronged against God and society. Without it the world would stagnate, grow old, or become flavorless. Sin encourages
invariability and individualism. And as long
as the good hold on to their fears of damnation they sentence themselves to a
life time of inessential servitude, and an eternity of desperation.
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