Now, while there may have been someone else involved, the fact remains that you're still responsible for your behavior before God. And the reason why you feel guilty, generally speaking, is because you are guilty. But guilt is a heavy burden. That's the reason why people will do almost anything to rid themselves of it. And so, men and women, sinful and guilty, face the future with fear.
Fear comes from feeling powerless in the face of reality.
And in the midst of all this, we desperately want freedom. People will crawl along roads until their knees bleed. They'll beat their backs with whips in penance. Because the torture of the flesh is less painful than the torment of the soul. Some have all they want and still aren't satisfied.