Last night, on my way home on the F line, I was learning and all of a sudden, a typically dressed either higher teen aged or college aged couple entered the train. They proceeded to engage in a public display of affection, in a form of conduct that anyone here or in his or her right mind would call an animalistic and unbridled display of lust that was a prelude to what is called "hooking up" in the secular world. I decided after enduring their conduct for about two minutes to just walk to the next car, find a seat and continue to bury my head in the Gemara. Prior to coming to GYE and confronting my addiction and what triggers it, I would never have thought twice about moving my seat, but I feel that in moving my seat,I expressed not just a disapproval of what I saw, but also a realization that such conduct, whether depicted on the screen,, in print or in front of you, can be an enormous trigger in the wrong direction.

Kol Hakavod!

Great!

Thanks for that beautiful share. We cannot imagine the Nachas Ruach you caused in heaven. But even down here you accomplished much more than you think. The summer days are approaching and many of us will be faced with similar situations. Be"H we will remember your inspiring post and we too will hopefully do the SIB maneuver.

Tizke lemitzvos

MT

AH!

GUARDING OUR EYES!

GEVALDIGGGG

LATELY SO MANY PEOPLE COME ON HERE

DISCUSS SICKOLOJEE THIS

ADDIKSHIN THAT

IT'S A GOOD REMINDER

WE NEED TO GUARD OUR EYES

EN EM DOUBLEYOO

HARD DAY AT WORK-PRESSURE WITH WIFE CLEAN FOR PESACH-LOW SELF ESTEEM

SIB GUARDED HIS EYES

GEVALDIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

KOT!

This morning, the trains were really crowded and slow. A not overly attractive female was reading something on her Kindle while I was trying to keep my my eyes on the Gemara. I took a quick glance and then rooted my eyes back into the Gemara as fast as possible. I also decided today that reading the "freebies" ( AM NY and Metro) at lunch were triggers that I could do without. The content of both are repulsive.

WOW! What a chizzuk to the rest of us to always remember to guard our eyes! A groissa shkoiach!

WOW
thank u,
What a Zchus

אחז"ל: עשה מצוה אחת זוכה ומכריע את עצמו ואת כל העולם כולו לכף זכות
ופירשו בספה"ק שמי שמתגבר על היצה"ר מביא אור וממשיך רוח טהרה ממרום ועי"ז גם אנחנו מתגברים להילחם עם היצה"ר

The advent of hand held technology is a new challenge to Shemiras Einayim. Tonight, I was learning and a woman seated next to me was watching a show called "Gotham". It had some potentially triggersome scenes so I moved away and stood for the rest of the ride.Giving up on AM and Metro is going to be a daily fight but I think that I can wean myself off it-there is just nothing of content in either except for hipsters and would be hipsters.

Thank u 4 being michazek me!

another maaseh sheyah. I had to go to an office for business where there in the waiting area were magzaines-not porn-but the closest thing-womens' fashion magazines. I walked out of that room as fast as possible. Tonight, on the train, I was in the proximity of two attractive women, who despite the very cold weather were wearing very short skirts. I just walked to the other side of the subway car.

KOMT!!!