Temptation. We all have our own ways of dealing with it. Some of us flee from it. Others, less wise, embrace it.

Karen Hickey embraced it. Karen, of St. Louis, MO had often wondered how it felt to be handcuffed. She found out the hard way.

The 22-year-old secretary discovered a pair of old handcuffs that her boss had brought to the office. She couldn’t resist trying them on. “Next time, I’ll ask first if there are any keys,” Miss Hickey said. She remained handcuffed for two hours until firemen working with electric cutters freed her. (1)

That illustrates one truth about temptation. It’s usually easier to get into something unwise than to get out. There are all kinds of truths about temptation.

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