As we go through life we are all faced with numerous challenges and choices, and our decisions will shape who we are and how the rest of our life will turn out. The temptation to make a bad decision just because it will bring temporary pleasure is something that everyone faces during their lifetime. Its all about weighing your options: pleasure now and regret later, or persevere now and be better off in the long run. Some people decide on their actions based on if they think they could get away doing something wrong, it all just depends on who you are and how you've lived your life up to this point.
In the story of Doctor Faustus the protagonist, or at least the central character, sells his soul to the devil for 24 years of control over the powers of another demon. His motivation behind this is top gain complete knowledge over everything mankind does not already know, and from this power. Nearing the end of the novel Faustus seemingly regrets his decision to have sold his soul, but when he begins to revoke the contract and pray to God, he is forced to resign the with Lucifer. In the end Faustus's soul is claimed by Lucifer after he wasted his 24 years he had agreed to.
This book brings up the interesting topic of what you would sell your soul for, everyone has to have their price. Now, I'm not going to go into detail about what I would sell my soul for because i don't want to make my blog about my personal life *cough* Jake *cough* However recently in my AP Environmental Science class my friends and i missed a test for a tennis meet, and someone else from the class sent me a picture of the answers. Was i really going to sell out my integrity and self worth just for a cheap grade on a test? The answer was no, i deleted the picture and took the test on my own. (I ended up getting a 75% but at least it was an honest one haha)
So the point of this all is that going through life we will be faced with tough decisions, some will be more important than others, and some will seem insignificant when we look back at them in the future. But every decision we make, and every action we take shapes our character and personality. If we don't watch what we do, we may unknowingly sell ourselves to the devil for some cheap thrills.
I feel as if I am obligated to post a comment in response to this. And for the record, I never received a pic of the answers, but if I did, I probably would have memorized at least some of the answers. I gots me a pretty bad grade in APES.
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