Behaviors are the worst by far

When we the souls of others mar.

This can be done by words or deeds

Addictive tares are Satan's seeds.

“This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19 New International Version)

Addictive behaviors are especially harmful to those we love and who love us. We may not plan on this but our words and actions are like ripples on the sea of life, spreading outward and touching everything. Quantum physics, which began with the study of the interactions of matter and radiation, is analogous to the effects our addictive behaviors have on others. In Quantum physics terms, our addictive words and deeds are packets of energy which influence the world around us. The probability of obtaining a negative outcome from this energy is extremely high. Thus, we might say that our addictive behaviors are the “dark energy” of our personal universe—unseen but yet influential in ways that may not yet be comprehensible. However, unlike Quantum physics, we do not live in a multi-verse world. Our world, at least for now, is a very temporal one in which we interact every day. Whether one believes in an afterlife or just in living a moral and upright life until we die, addictions counteract our hopes and dreams for the future. Whether you believe Satan is a fallen angel and an evil adversary of God and humanity or whether you believe that Satan is simply the personification of evil, when addictions rule our lives the outcome is the same. As the old adage states: “Whether the picture hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it’s going to be bad for the pitcher.” Acknowledgment that our words and deeds are harmful to others is another point on our path to a healthier life.