(8) Why are Some People Unable to Enjoy
Purity?

1. Inner Worry:
   a) A young man once told me that he didn’t undertake any wrongful physical actions till he was 17 years old. But once there started to be some problems and arguments between his parents, he left his father’s house till he rushed to these undertakings to compensate him for the great worry that lingers inside him.
   b) I was surprised to meet a young boy –ten years old- who is addicted to these wrongful physical actions; and the main reason behind that was familial decomposition and lack of peace and mutual respect not just among the parents, but also between the parents and their children!
   c) No wonder that many teenagers fall under the pressure of evil thoughts and actions during exams’ periods, even if they feel that they need every possible minute and energy to get ready for these exams; but their suffering from worry pushes them unconsciously to fall under these wrongful actions!
   d) When a young man or woman falls into the lusts of thoughts or the doings after a long period of victory, his/her energies get imbalanced due to feeling of despair. This causes him/her to fall under an endless series of physical faults. Despair, and the exaggerated feeling of guilt, adds fuel to the fire of physical lusts.

Purity
Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty