We all make choices. To every choice there is a consequence. I am trying to teach this to my daughter. If you lean too far in the chair it falls over. If you wipe your jam hands on your shirt it gets dirty. If you don't eat dinner you'll be hungry later. She has a hard time understanding this concept and fights against it often.
Now on to us as adults: much of modern life is taken up with breaking that link and allowing you to choose something without that natural consequence. If you eat too much with no exercise, the natural consequence is you gain weight. The modern day solution is to find ways to take away a natural consequence through no calorie sweeteners, diet pills, low/no fat foods etc. The natural consequences of wanton sex are babies and STDs. Birth control and condoms are working on unhinging those consequences. Cheating at school and in financial matters is another area in which this occurs. The goal of cheating in school is to take away the bad grades which are a natural consequence of not learning the material. Cheating in financial matters allows people to unhinge the consequences of bankruptcy and loss from fiscal irresponsibility.
So next time you're making a decision, please remember what the natural consequences are and be sure you're not just trying to cheat the system.
(Writer's note: I'm not against birth control, but I am for its wise use.)
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