“The briar patches aren’t always obvious, sticky bushes, but can be disguised as convenience, interesting, challenging, adventuresome, gainful, relaxing, hidden pleasure, shutting out personal problems, escape from responsibility, enjoyment.
To tell some people that something is dangerous doesn’t always alert their common sense to think about the prevailing conditions or situations, but their stubborn nature, or their innate quest to be daring, makes them the victim of their own lack of self-discipline, or lack of self-control, or even self-defiance when being told what to do.
Sound reason is many times shoved aside, and weakness, ego, selfishness, ‘the devil I care’ attitude, precedes sound logic.”
