Temptation is the devil in disguise
We all want to excel. We all want more, more, more. And sometimes in our quest to be everything we dreamed of being we look for ways to cut corners to reach that goal faster, easier.

Cheating dangles in front of us like that apple in the Garden of Eden. Sometimes we cannot help ourselves. We have to take a nice juicy bite. Aah, but with one bite you pay the price.

Of course the time it takes to devise ways to cheat is time wasted on actually making an honest game plan and acting on it. We are seduced by the glamour of cheating.

For Mindy it started with a glimpse
Mindy was a junior in college and way too busy watching MTV's Real World to study for her Statistics final. The day of the exam she sat next to Frederick, someone she knew could never enjoy the brilliance of MTV, but definitely knew all about statistics and acne cream.

During the exam she "accidentally" dropped her #2 lead pencil. As she slowly bent over to pick it up she sheepishly looked up at Fredrick. He thought she was giving him the "I've got the hots for you" look. He seductively smiled and repositioned himself on his chair. His palms got sweaty and he dropped his pencil, breaking its tip. (Luckily he had a sharpened spare). At that moment his hand moved away from his exam paper and she got a glimpse of answers nine through twelve.

Mindy aced the "Cheating for Beginners" course with an A+. Unfortunately she got a C in Statistics, but then again, that's more than she deserved. She still hadn't a clue to the difference between the mean and the median but hey, she could name all the pertinent statistics for each member of the Real World household. Like totally cool!