The paradox of weakness of will
Hello Rabbi,
I remember you mentioning in one of the last lessons that when a person sins, he usually chooses interests over moral considerations. I wanted to ask whether this mechanism somehow resolves the paradox of weakness of will, or whether it also stems from weakness of will. In other words, the reason a person chooses interests over moral considerations stems from the fact that he is too weak to adhere to his moral values? Or is it that from his perspective, morality simply doesn't interest him, and is there perhaps a sin here in opinions?
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This is precisely the problem of weakness of will. The argument of those who see this as a paradox is that the weighing of interests and passions with values is the ultimate will of man, and if he has committed a transgression, his will to passion is probably greater than his will to goodness/mitzvah. Therefore, repentance requires him to change his positions in themselves, and not just strengthen his will. I proposed my solution in column 173.
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