Pornography is fire; the more you feed it, the more it burns. And whoever seeks chastity should not open the door of lust, then say: 'Why can't I close it?'
Some young people try to convince themselves that pornography is merely a temporary outlet for desire, thinking in their hearts: "I’ll relieve my lust and feel at ease, instead of falling into greater sin."
The truth is that this swamp does not extinguish desire—it only fuels it further. It does not leave a person unchanged; rather, it distorts their perception, corrupts their natural disposition, and over time drags them toward what they once found repulsive.
In the story of a brother who repented from pornography, he said that over time, he was no longer satisfied with what he had first watched. Instead, he began seeking out even more obscene and vile content. He started viewing every woman around him with nothing but base instinct—God forbid.
Here is the lesson for my brothers: pornography is not an outlet—this is a lie! Pornography is a fire that burns brighter the more you feed it. And whoever seeks chastity must not open the door to evil and then ask, "Why can’t I close it?"