Doesn't matter how you or I got wherever. What matters is seeing where you are, where you want to be, and doing what it takes to get there. You're correct in th

Doesn't matter how you or I got wherever. What matters is seeing where you are, where you want to be, and doing what it takes to get there. You're correct in that I was at that time, 100% a weak lecherous person. A slave to my desires for chemical escapism and pleasure. I chose, eventually, not to be ruled by them. Anyone and everyone can. It's not a moral failure to slip up. It's not a moral failure to say "I choose and desire to use nicotine or watch porn or [insert "vice" here] without reservation.", either. The moral failure is the rejection or abdication of the responsiblity for your actions.