Not depression per se

Just giving up

Not in actions

But in the heart

@Kalvin you may be familiar with the hadith of the least good

No

“Whoever of you sees an evil must then change it with his hand. If he is not able to do so, then [he must change it ] with his tongue. And if he is not able to do so, then [he must change it] with his heart. And that is the slightest [effect of] faith.”

I remember talking about this in a group actually

Or something similar. Not openly voicing one's inner darkness

What is inner darkness

Perhaps some of what you call inner darkness

Is good. Light. Whatever

And some legitimately evil

Intentions decide

Remember nothing is evil

Except souls. Choices.

Because evil is a privation. Understand this.

Evil is un- or anti- good only

Not anything itself

Guarding the gaze, holding the tongue etc are ways to keep a lid one's potential for evil

Yeah, these are in context though

Sometimes the tongue needs to be loosed

Being tempted is not evil

Only the evil choice and action is the evil

If you are tempted and dont follow through

Its all good

This is necessary

I suppose sometimes it's good to talk it out with another? which would be less good than being able to deal with whatever it is within oneself alone. Though, we are only human

Its why you were not simply created flawless

So you can live and choose

No harm in talking. Remember its about intention and action.

If one knows they can't resist a certain thing, it bypasses choice somewhat

Even then, actual physical removal becomes the choice

There is nothing one truly cannot resist but yeah if they think they will be and seek it anyway

So there's still always a choice

Thats right

I'm trying to think of this example from a story

Something to do with an expedition to Rome

Oh well

Gist?

I may remember