How Does Self-Control Save You from Suffering?

"This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he does not hearken to our voice..." (Devarim 21:20)

The son that listens to instruction enjoys the inner happiness of virtuous achievement, and he does not need to pursue physical pleasures. But the son that does not hearken to instruction is never truly happy, and therefore he constantly seeks the empty pleasure of excessive food and wine as substitutes for the true pleasure of Achievement. -- Fortunate Nation