I have settled in, but I am already consumed by the presence of the television. I have written no theories, no poetry, have painted nothing. Instead I have been consumed by waste and ease. I need moderate purity, escape from temporal addiction, vindication from my vices.
Pot, cigarettes, greed for pleasure, food, empty entertainment, idleness – these are my vices. They keep me in one place, and resist motion. The same laws that Newton found true for the physical world are present in my mind, in my “action”. My reaction is void.
I must find a way to conquer these temptations. I must consult God, though [while] my reasons and ends may not be unjust, [they are] certainly not pure or divine. My only advice comes from the Bible, for where else have I to turn?
It is logical to tackle the heaviest vice first, but from experience I know that cigarette-smoking is extremely hard to deny. The easiest, they? Perhaps achieving one small goal will boost my confidence towards the rest? Then this is my list:
1. Idleness (Laze)
2. Television (Pleasure of the Senses)
3. Pot (Pleasure of the Senses)
4. Cigarettes (Physical Dependance / Social Attachment)
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