"Go be the voice of God.
Go live the life putting death to shame."
-- Go Be The Voice, Beartooth
Things always sound so much more appealing when put actively. "Put death to shame" is more appealing than "don't sin" but it's the same thing. Avoiding sin is battling, winning this fight against death and corruption. This idea of not sinning is in reality not passive in the least. Passivity would give into the temptations and moment's pleasure leading finally to death -- to a gradual handing over of the freedom won for you by Christ and enslaving yourself to the devil. Saying no to each temptation, saying yes to the beautiful gift of eternal joy won, puts death to shame and shows it to be the weaker, the lesser, the conquered. As Pope Benedict XVI said "The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." On the outside looking in people see a boring life missing out on "all the fun stuff" but actually they're witnessing a silent, constant battle of a broken sinner striving for the highest good and best version of himself. Go, fight hard, put death to shame.
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