Our dark influences have a great deal of power over us. Our self-doubts and other fears inhibit us, stifle our passion and cause us to hide our true selves in the closet.
When we make a mistake, it is because we either don’t know or choose not to know, what to do. Either we are ignorant or fearful, and both create opportunities for learning (if we are willing to accept them).
At a deep level, they know that they could improve their lives, but that would mean rejecting their beliefs about themselves. Most people are simply not ready to do that, regardless of the pain that their beliefs cause.
Spiritual evolution is a carefully orchestrated process, lovingly created to bring your awareness to the places in you that do not move readily with life.