Apologies to Milton, I just wanted to steal the title.
I was more concerned with the concept of temptation.
Being that this is the Xmas season there will be toys/goodies/...things, which will tempt us.
I recently was tempted and have been resisting with great gusto; until yesterday when it all went pfft and I left a store non-empty-handed.
And I was considering temptation from a purchasing stand point. It is possible to avoid temptation, simply by refraining from entering into situations we know are fraught with danger. For example, don't go to this website, or this one, and certainly don't go here!
But of course this isn't really winning out against temptation, it is taking the possibility of temptation and locking that up in the refrigerator's crisper... or somewhere else that nobody ever looks/goes.
To resist temptation, while still being tempted, that is another thing altogether.
I was tempted and yet still reading reviews/forums etc before I succumbed and picked up the latest Star Trek game. And no, I'm not that great of a Star Trek fan. I loved B5 though.
So, I'm not too sure, seeing as I succumbed, that temptation can be beaten. Perhaps being tempted is already halfway to losing the battle.
Tricky question.
Can we truly resist what it is we truly want?