Temptation, sin or not? Depending on who you ask it may or may not be. Temptation can come in any form. It sidetracks people from whatever their individual goal is and draws them to do something that isn't …show more content…
It is one of the most underrated troubles. For it causes many issues in the world, though the blame always seems to fall upon some other reason of cause. Laziness causes people to not want to fulfill their wildest dreams to refusing to do necessary duties. On the island of the lotus eaters, Odysseus faces laziness at its most extreme. The lotus flowers cause people to magically lose their longing for home. Sailors don’t have much control over their laziness, for it was forced upon them by way of magic lotus flowers from the natives. My troubles with laziness come from giving up because something is “too hard”, when really I just am being lazy. It causes me to not work as hard as I should to achieve my goal of having a happy and healthy lifestyle. Laziness in Odysseus’ story and mine are similar because we both lose the lust for our goal. Luckily we can both overcome laziness with hard work and determination, even if Pandora releases it from the box …show more content…
The situations we face are different but they have similar themes. Odysseus's goal of reaching home and mine of living a happy and healthy lifestyle are different aspirations. Although we strive for different things we both face temptation, laziness, and distraction along the way. In spite of that, we face them in very differing ways, such as Circe or gossip. In Homer’s epic depicting the struggles of Odysseus, my favorite part of his journey is the encounter with the Sirens. It shows his desire to hear the tempting sirens although they are deadly, it’s almost like he had a secret death wish or lust for