Hana, a 22-year-old woman, opened her eyes slowly and blinked several times to figure out what time it was. When she peeped out the window and saw dark atmosphere, she felt relief because of the reason she could sleep at least ten minutes. The happiness, however, wasn’t very long. Her alarm clock started warming up to shout and it did: Rrrrrrr! She turned off the alarm clock desperately. Still the bed and blanket was warm and cozy. The cold air told her it was too early to wake up. The pillow didn’t allow her head to leave it. It was an inevitable agony to decide between sweet sleep and welcoming a new day. Hana considered for a minute and decided to overcome from her sleep compulsion. This was because she had to go to school for good grade and she always kept learning her major in mind as the most important aim. The biggest reason, however, she didn’t have enough courage to break her common day. Likewise, there are three reasons that people cannot follow their compulsion: reality, ultimate goal, and lack of courage.
The realistic condition is the first reason for people to give up the compulsion. In the busy society, one person takes a number of works and roles. The society expects various conducts to one person. Be perfect, be kind and be nice! Don’t forget being good father, competent officer, and great citizen! For satisfying all kinds of expectation, people should evade to face the compulsion. The time hurries people to finish works by saying, “Only 24 hours a day!” again and again. Once people escape from time’s pressing and take a breath, the money grabs people’s ankles and locks their act. Even though people cannot know why they try to make and save the money, they pursue it blindly. In this circulation, people ignore what the compulsion they have because seeking the compulsion leads to lose money and time which are reality.
Also, people decide not to follow the compulsion because it usually conflict with the aim which they really want to achieve. By chasing the impulse, people can obtain instant delight, but the momentary joy guide to the way which is opposite from eventual goal. For example, there is a man who wants to be a good politician for Korea. He always does his best in the all field which he accepts. One day, he feels that unbearable sexual desire and decided to slept with a bar maid by paying money. After this and few years later, he forgets it and continues to study and he becomes a politician eventually. He thinks he is success, but one newspaper publishes shocking interview: a woman who have five years old son. She was the object who the politician slept with. Because of this interview, he loses all honor and aim. People concern that one mistake can change whole life and they treat the compulsion is a prime suspect which leads to mistake. So, people try to avoid following compulsion.
The most powerful reason to suppress impulse is insufficient courage to do it. Most people have fear to go outside from their society. Being an outsider by going to other group is one of the most terrible experiences to common people. Also, walking new path which a person has never walked bring great anxiety. The compulsion is like a path through a ghostly forest where people cannot know what happens in that road. He gives up early walking a chilly forest’s road because of an anxiety which a person doesn’t feel yet. Breaking a daily life and dreaming wonderful day off are the just fantasy shown on the television programs, films, or novels to him. The ordinary day –do not absent, do not nod off, or even do not sneeze in front of the boss- brings great stability, so they ignore –pretend to ignore – what the impulse says.
Most of people have various compulsions and dream to achieve their satisfaction by chasing the impulse. They close their eye, however, to see the compulsion because 24 hours and money are always chasing people to do excellent job. The tough suspect of murder tempts people to follow him for a way which is far from people’s life goal. Also, the dark and spooky forest treats people do not approach. In other words, the actualities, obstacles of the goal, and lack courage lead people to abandon their compulsions.
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