Repressing my desire to eat every bit of food in front of me helps me on the scale.
Repressing desires to stay on the couch and going for a run instead gives me freedom to experience the world without being out of breath or stopping halfway on the hike.
Repressing desires to keep all of my money for myself leads me to be more charitable, which is better for others.
So yeah, self-control is a great thing to cultivate because the presence of a desire does not mean that the desire is good. And even if it's not bad, then it's something that can hinder a greater good.
Repressing desires to stay on the couch and going for a run instead gives me freedom to experience the world without being out of breath or stopping halfway on the hike.
Repressing desires to keep all of my money for myself leads me to be more charitable, which is better for others.
So yeah, self-control is a great thing to cultivate because the presence of a desire does not mean that the desire is good. And even if it's not bad, then it's something that can hinder a greater good.