Weeks 7&8

For an average person knowing when you are doing something wrong is basically embedded into our brains, even as baby’s we can acknowledge when we’re doing something wrong with even something as subtle as looking at our parent when they break something or go somewhere they are not allowed to go. Over time something that is considered wrong was passed down from parents to their young, but we all have the urge to do what is exactly on our mind without having concern about the consequences. There is always or should always be a balance to be at least considered. Being an infant is the peak of doing or saying whatever it is that’s on your mind, no fear. I imagine after those years we know or at least believe we know exactly what the “right” thing to do would be, but there is almost always an in-between, the situations will definitely vary. Consider an adolescent trying drugs or alcohol for the first time, the short term feeling alone would force many to not even consider the after effects. I mean how could you, the blissful feeling you achieve while being under the influence is worth it and why even worry about the possible side effects when it feels that good. A more “rational” being would maybe consider that those few minutes, seconds, hours of being high of whatever you choose to consume is not worth what could possibly happen to you. On top of that mommy and daddy and even hundreds of thousands of commercials, posters, and news articles have always told you that even those thoughts will ruin your life so DO NOT do it, so you don’t. But then again it feels really good. A couple that’s been together for months and finds themselves alone in a room will undoubtedly have a major amount of sexual tension, right? With no protection they consider the many many possibilities of disease, potentially having a baby etc. but then he looks at her/ she looks at him and those thoughts almost combust in a matter of seconds and almost every time the sexual tension will be victorious because those minutes possibly seconds or even possibly hours of pleasure are too sacred to give up. Let’s say at in this situation pleasure wins and there are no repercussions after this “one-time” deal, but there is a couple on the other side of the planet that unexpectedly are expecting. The first thought for the female is to not keep the baby, they're not married, don’t have sufficient income and are just flat out not ready. She even considers not even telling the potential father being the most self conscious in her entire life. Eventually she tells him and he surprisingly wants more than to have the baby but he wants to get married and start a life with her. This not only surprises the soon-to-be mother but basically scares her. So they decide to find a median and keep the baby, do not get married and could possibly not even stay together, but taking it one day at a time to them is considered the best alternative. After all these scenarios you can claim that the pleasure principle undoubtably won the battle of sexual tension, the fight between the temptation to do drugs was won by the “absolute” right thing to do, and the “baby situation” was somewhat in-between.