Why Temptation Feels Stronger Than You! Rabbi Zamir Cohen (AI)

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Good evening and welcome. Today we're going to discuss a subject that troubles every normal person. Anyone who lives in this world feels from time to time an inner struggle. On the one hand, the body pulls us in one direction, our natural desires, our impulses. On the other hand, the soul, the spiritual side of us pulls in a completely different direction. and a person feels confused. How do I overcome my natural urges? How do I deal with the evil inclination that uses the body to drag us downward? King Solomon in the verse before us gives us a way of thinking through a parable and its deeper meaning as is his style that helps us look at this struggle correctly and draw strength to walk the right and good path that every person truly wants to walk. Solomon says, "Good understanding grants favor, but the path of the treacherous is harsh." Let's first understand the parable and then the deeper meaning. Good understanding refers to the mind of a good person. In the parable, Solomon speaks about people. In the deeper meaning, he is speaking about the good inclination and the evil inclination. In the parable, he says that when a good person, someone with good judgment gives you advice and you listen to him, it grants favor. What does that mean, favor? Like the verse says about Noah, Noah found favor in the eyes of God. You find favor in people's eyes. Your spouse is happy with you. People enjoy being around you. Socially, things go smoothly. When you ask for something, people respond positively because you are pleasant, because you carry favor. You are someone others like. And we see this clearly in real life. Sometimes a

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