Every human being has certain dark areas in his character where he cannot escape compromises, so long he remains busy only in the outer journeys of life.
It's those areas where his instincts regularly win over his conscience, thus, compeling his fate to limp everytime and not to change or improve. This is that area where most of his efforts regularly go ashtray.
The good news is that at one point of life clarity prevails, when man identifies the evils inside and by conscious effort detachs himself successfully for good.