Deathly Distractions

I find it so interesting how often humans make such simple-minded decisions.  The gods and goddesses entrusted Aeneas with the fate of the Trojans, and he always found a way to let his humanity distract him from his task.  The Aeneid is full of instances where humanity trumps divine revelation, and the irony exists in the fact that Christians do the exact same thing.  It is often assumed that a lack of faith provokes such responses; however, I prefer to believe that these responses are caused by allowing humanity to cloud spiritual discernment.  As a result, Aeneas found himself straying from his destined path throughout the journey to Italy.  By being distracted by his desires, Aeneas made poor decisions that produced deadly results.