Why do we deny ourselves the things we really want just because society says we shouldn't want them?

@Sunujing Sometimes..but not always.

True...there is wisdom and foolishness in the collective mind

@Sunujing so true!

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. --Thoreau

That being said, society is right about a few things...unprotected sex and heroin should be avoided and sunscreen is your friend