A sonnet to read

Th'expense of spirit in a waste of shame
Is lust in action; and, till action, lust
Is perjured, murd'rous, bloody, full of blame,
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust,
Enjoyed no sooner but despised straight,
Past reason hunted, and no sooner had
On purpose laid to make the taker mad;
Mad in pursuit, and in possession so;
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;
A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe;
Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.
All this the world well knows; yet none knows well
To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.

William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 129"

I know, this sonnet is extremely vivid. But so is sin. Shakespeare is a genius. I am thankful to have a Savior and Lord who leads us in victory over death and sin. "For we are no longer slaves to sin but slaves again to righteousness."