"강도, 변태, 살인자, 폭군들이 소위 쾌락을 위해 모여들었다!"
다른 사람을 판단하는 것은 결코 좋은 일이 아니지만, 모든 변덕에 빠지는 삶이 실제로 어떻게 돌아가는지 잠시 시간을 내어 살펴볼 필요가 있습니다.
작가 앤 라모트는 <새의 노래>에서 이렇게 농담합니다.
"신이 돈에 대해 어떻게 생각하는지 궁금한 적이 있나요? 그가 돈을 주는 사람들을 보세요."라고 농담합니다.
즐거움도 마찬가지입니다.
음모를 꾸미고 교묘하게 조종하는 정부들로 가득 찬 독재자와 그의 하렘을 보세요.
한 젊은 스타의 파티가 얼마나 빨리 마약 중독과 경력 단절로 이어지는 것을 보세요.
스스로에게 물어보세요: 정말 그럴 가치가 있을까요?
정말 그렇게 즐거운가요?
무언가를 갈망하거나 '무해한' 악덕에 빠지고 싶을 때를 생각해 보세요.
"Robbers, perverts, killers, and tyrants-gather for your inspection their so-called pleasures!"
It's never great to judge other people, but it's worth taking a second to investigate how a life dedicated to indulging every whim actually works out.
The writer Anne Lamott jokes in Bird by Bird, "Ever wonder
what God thinks of money? Just look at the people he gives it to." The same goes for pleasure.
Look at the dictator and his harem filled with plotting, manipulative mistresses.
Look how quickly the partying of a young starlet turns to drug addiction and a stalled career.
Ask yourself: Is that really worth it?
Is it really that pleasurable?
Consider that when you crave something or contemplate indulging in a "harmless" vice.
1. **Tyrants:** People who exercise absolute power and often oppress others.
2. **Indulging:** Giving in to desires or whims, often excessively.
3. **Whim:** A sudden or impulsive desire or wish.
4. **Anne Lamott:** A writer who wrote "Bird by Bird," a book on writing and life.
5. **Harem:** A group of women associated with one man, often in a polygamous or submissive relationship.
6. **Plotting:** Engaging in secretive or manipulative planning.
7. **Manipulative:** Seeking to control or influence others in a deceitful or indirect way.
8. **Mistresses:** Women who are involved romantically or sexually with a man who is married to someone else.
9. **Starlet:** A young actress, especially one who is making a bid for stardom.
10. **Stalled:** Unable to progress or move forward, typically in a career context.
11. **Crave:** Strongly desire or long for something.
12. **Contemplate:** Consider or think about something deeply and thoroughly.
13. **Vice:** A habit or practice considered immoral, wicked, or undesirable, especially one that leads to negative consequences.