The villager replied that he did was not looking for any red signal. Though the villager made a mistake, as he was totally ignorant, the policeman warned him, excused him and let him go. Had a town-dweller, who knew the traffic rules, made the same mistake, he would not have escaped punishment. If one were to commit sin in his ignorance, though he is a sinner he would receive a few blows. However if he had committed sin consciously, he would be given several blows.
Sin is akin to a filthy drain.
Normally if a man falls into a drain, he will immediately wash himself. He will be careful not to go near it again. If a pig is cleaned and left on a clean ground, it will again roll on the filth. A person who alternates between sinning and confessing deludes himself into believing that he can escape hell and deceive God. The person who emulates the habit of a pig can never go to heaven.