Does everything that feels good actually benefit you in the long run? For this question to be valid, this would mean that the rush one gets from racing, the high one gets from drugs, and the pleasure one feels after hitting someone they hate are all not only good but okay things to do. There are many temptations in the world, and many of them are very harmful. Malachi Constant is a textbook example of this. In Chapter 9 "A Puzzle Solved" in The Sirens of Titan, Boaz says: "Just because something feels better than anything else [...does not] mean it's good for you." (p. 207) Boaz's quote summarizes The Sirens of Titan. A person can choose his own path in life, and it is up to that person to decide what it is. One has to overcome temptations, desires, and have a will to succeed in life.
             Malachi Constant could have had anything he ever wanted in life, but instead he threw it away just so he could feel good for a short period time. An example of this is: "Now I find out you haven't got a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of," (p. 59). Drugs and alcohol are the temptations that Malachi fell for. Malachi was a very wealthy man, with the potential to become even wealthier because of the business's he had owned. Instead of running his companies, Malachi kept partying which resulted in losing all of his fortunes.
             In The Sirens of Titan, Vonnegut makes choosing your destiny an important theme. Vonnegut shows how Malachi Constant had a desire to just forget about work and party instead which ultimately ruined his life. "During the fifty-six-day party [Malachi] had reached a point where he could draw almost nothing else." (p. 57-58). Malachi lost his company because of his desire of things that make him feel good. "Magnum Opus is no more. [Fern] and [Constant] are the last two people in the building. Everyone else has been paid off and sent home," (p. 68). Work...