Words of the Sinner

Words of the Sinner

Power over another being is a dream that many people secretly desire. This is the reason people strive to become president, the reason why little girls idolize queens and princesses and why young boys are mesmerized by the amount of power superheroes hold over villains. As babies, people learn that they can have power over each other. However, there comes a time in everyone's life when they realize that society's invisible grasp is tightly around each and every person. The disapproval and acceptance of other person is heavily based on the public opinion; and one topic that society has the power to influence when concerning opinions is the act of partaking in the seven deadly sins.
Perhaps it is human nature for people to be drawn to the seven deadly sins- lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. It is the reason that books and movies are created about the topic. The seven deadly sins contributes as inspiration for art work. Effecting only a small portion of people, it was also the parts of the play The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe,  which people in the class would admittedly volunteer to read before any other part of the play. However, after the acknowledgment that the sins is what humans naturally desire to indulge themselves, it is still seen that society is rejecting the idea of sinning. As seen in The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus, Faustus rejected each of the deadly sins as each of them were presented to him by a tempting Lucifer. This is how people are taught to act towards sinner, whether it be by the churches that are attended or from parents. Sinning is bad. However, at the same time, we are taught that everyone is a sinner, it can not be helped, it is in our nature. Therefore, why is it frowned upon to have a person act in the way they naturally desire? Why is it okay for society to have the power to tell a person not to act the way that gives a person fulfillment? Society should not be given the satisfaction. For that reason, people need to learn how to turn the ears away from the whispering scorn of society. People must learn that nobody should stop them from acting how they desire; if it is what contents a person then nothing should stand in the way of that satisfaction.