Seeing Shades of Gray

...free forever, knowing good from evil... (2 Nephi 3:26)

Do I understand this correctly? This seems to imply that knowing good from evil is what makes us free. That if I want to be free from my sins, my addictions, my compulsions, I need to be able to know good from evil.

Well, I guess that makes sense.

Do I know good from evil?

I can recognize the big stuff for what it is—stealing, murder, drugs and alcohol, adultery, lying, being mean to others. I can tell the difference between black and white. I can even distinguish dark gray from white. In fact, I can see several gradations of gray, distinct from white.

But can I tell exactly where the white turns into extremely light gray? Can I tell when it's 99% white and 1% gray?

I'm not so good at that. But if I want to be truly free, I need to train myself to make that distinction. If I want to live a truly Christlike life, I need to be able to recognize truly Christlike behavior. I need to notice when white first begins to turn gray. Only then, will I be free to choose.