TeMPtaTioN and 2nD ChaNceS

Originally PosTed on MiiSpaciO
April 11 , 2008

I come to you today with one eye open and with my usual morning coffee with enough caffeine and sugar to get me through the remainder of my day. I knew I shouldn't have been sipping on that Bacardi last night, but the idea of a Peach Bacardi chased with Banana Strawberry juice was too much temptation to pass up. (Note: The consumption of alcohol is intended for those 21 years of age or older. Please drink responsibly. Also, if you are too drunk to walk you are too drunk to drive! And friends don't let friends drive drunk, especially since it's always the passengers who die and the drunken friend driving who lives!!!)
As I sipped this fruity concoction I knew the consequences of my actions. I knew that I would wake up in the morning with a headache, my eyes sensitive all bright lights (figures it would be 70 and sunny today), and unable to eat solid food for at least the next 24 hours, BUT the temptation was irresistible.
(I'm getting somewhere, trust me; in my world you know fact is always stranger than fiction.)

Temptation, the 10 letter word defined as the desire to do or have something you should avoid. In its very definition it is stated that it is something to be avoided, so what is it about temptation that makes it so damn seductive??
*This is the part where the picture gets hazy and we flashback to some unknown time in an unknown past. The past being more recent than we think*
A friend of mine went on a little rendezvous last night with someone from her past. There was talking and walking; there was catching up and maybe even catching feelings! This usually wouldn't be a problem except this particular relationship ended on a sour note. Maybe, SOUR, is not an effective word; let's just say that this *explicit* left my friend alone, baby on board and broken hearted! *EXPLICIT* Sorry folks! No happy ending here, there was no child, there was no reconciliation; the whole situation ended disastrously leaving her to pick up the pieces by herself.
* Back to something like the present*
Now, as I watch her flirt with danger once again, I wonder what compels her. What is the temptation that would make her take the risks she is taking? If her man found out he would certainly commit some random act of violence, and needless to say it would be the end of their relationship. In the meantime, I highly doubt her ex-whatevauwanacallhim is in it for the long haul…or is he? (You know me folks I'm a skeptic…I think he has ulterior motives!) Is it the temptation of what if…? You know the… if we…and what if you… and what if I…? Are a few stolen moments worth the consequences? Even if her boyfriend never finds out about their secret rendezvous (she is sure to have more…watch!), will she be able to handle what may turn out to be another disappointment and the opening of an old wound that didn't heal properly the first time? Is the temptation strong enough to have her risk emotional fallout of nucleic proportions? I mean I'm all for forgiveness and all, and giving people second chances, but when is a second chance one too many?
Why take the risk, if you don't know what you have to gain?My final thoughts… I've made many irrational decisions blinded merely by uncontrollable emotions; being both sadist and masochist, torturing myself by repeating inevitable heartbreak. It was usually me wanting to see the good qualities that had long been tarnished by life's realities. Even after listing the pros and cons (the con's usually won), I still chose to ignore the writing on the wall and precede, head-first, into disaster. It makes me wonder if the surrender to temptation is just simply human nature!!Meanwhile, I'm sure my friend will continue to take every opportunity she can to reacquaint herself with the one man who lays claim to a very special place in her heart. After all, the opportunity to finally lay claim to his heart is far more temptation than she can withstand!!!

You know what to do next….
ALL HooD, ALL the time.
Mucho Besos,
T.R. Riley
Rebel.riley@yahoo.com