There is the wisdom story I found in the Bible. A person has a devil, and the devil leaves, driven out by say good behavior or a spiritual practice of the possessed person. The person feels relieved, their inner house all swept and clean. The person stops the spiritual practice since they got “well.” The evil spirit roams around and finds no new home so comes back bringing seven more evil spirits or devils to repossess the person. The moral? “The last condition of the person is worse than the first.” This is what happens when someone is out of balance, as in habitual bad actions, addictions, character defects, self-will run riot. They get sick and tired of it, so in desperation they take on some spiritual path, practice, and get well. They stop the practice. The old behavior returns and is worse than their former bad behavior. While the person is coasting, the devil is working out and getting stronger for another attack. Ask any addict who stopped working the steps. If they are still alive and sane enough to talk.
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