Here is the essential and persistent human dilemma—perceiving, but misjudging, the enticings. When a man elects to follow the enticings of Satan, he rarely says to himself, “I think I will be evil.” Rather, the enticing truly is enticing, frequently holding out a truly desirable short-term benefit that conceals the long-term loss of God’s blessings. For this reason, Mormon warns us to be sure that we do “not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil.” The problem is that, while these dichotomous opposites really exist, from our vantage point in the middle, we often do not foresee clearly the ultimate end of our choices. Satan’s enticings might seem easy, fun, or profitable, while God frequently calls us to hard work, self-discipline, and sacrifice. Not seeing the ultimate end, we are easily drawn by the short-term enticings.