This question ^ was asked recently in a book club I belong
to with other members of the church. It’s a fascinating one. It made me think.
Mormon takes a chapter to observe on these facts in the Book
of Helaman when he observes how people are quick to do evil and how slow to do
good. But asking why things are that way is a good
question that I think worth examining.
I think it has something to do with energy input and
entropy.
Doing good takes energy. Our spirit has to impose a certain level of order on our mortal,
corruptible bodies. It also takes energy to sustain that order over time, just
like it takes energy to keep the clutter of life from choking our houses. (Example: I come home from church with
a bag of stuff that I have to take some time to put away. I’m imposing order
things.)
Maybe I’m out of line relating this to the laws of
thermodynamics and creeping entropy, but I find it a helpful metaphor.
The more order you impose on something, the more energy it
takes. For things to fall back
into chaos, it takes practically no energy at all. You simply do nothing and
wait. It’s all downhill.
Doing good, you’re pushing uphill. Imposing order.
Putting in energy.
And where that energy comes from that allows a fallen mortal to do that? That’s Christ
and His grace.
2 comments:
Wish I could have been there. That's been my question for a long time. Why are good habits so hard to establish and so easy to break; while bad habits are so easy to establish and so hard to break?
Thanks for the insights--I'll work on imposing more order and keep pushing!
The struggle is real! I totally feel ya, Rozy Lass.
I love good habits. They pay huge dividends. But so hard to form!
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