Lust

“Bringing out the nature in you is my job.” – Unknown.

 

The love-hate relationship with Lust, the tussle, the struggle, the embrace, the fulfilment. Much as we wish to resist it, it is just so easily to succumb to the seduction of Lust.

Lust lurks at every corner and ready to strike at its victim who are weak. Even the strongest person’s will can be withered and eroded slowly to become vulnerable.

Let’s look at some event’s that have repercussions due to lust involvement.

Profumo affair

Sexual relationship between John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan’s government, and Christine Keeler, a 19-year-old would-be model. Keeler may have been simultaneously involved with Captain Yevgeny Ivanov, a Soviet naval attaché.

Result: Fall of the Political Party and Create possible risk in national security.

Homosexual love – Jeremy Thorpe

Jeremy Thorpe, Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979, and as leader of the Liberal Party between 1967 and 1976 has a sexual relationship with Norman Scott, a riding instructor and would-be male model.

Result: Resignation and Assassination.

David Mellor

British politician, non-practising barrister, broadcaster, journalist and businessman. As a member of the Conservative Party, Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–92) and Secretary of State for National Heritage (April–September 1992), Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 1979 to 1997 had affair with Antonia de Sancha.

Result: Loss in election, Resignation

There are a lot more cases in history that relates to lust and has caused relationship to turn soured (Edwina Currie), using sexual relationship for business (Iris Robinson scandal).

 

But these are only fragments of what lust do. The biggest threat / beauty that lust created was the pornography industry.

Credits to (covenanteyes.com)

 

Credits to (thewhiterosemovement.com)

 

It will seem that lust needs to create something that will take the world by storm or it will always have the supporting role and worse on the decline… Or is lust already cooking up something and waiting for the right opportunity to strike?