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feline -> The 7 Deadly Sins (10/26/2004 1:36:40 PM)
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Which sin do you identify with most?
A good friend of mine and I were having a discussion about the 7 Deadly Sins and I thought it might make an interesting poll. Mine is Pride. More often then not, my pride has gotten me into trouble and gotten in my way. And although I have been working on it, there are still occasions when it rears it's ugly head.
Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Why you do it: Well-meaning elementary school teachers told you to "believe in yourself."
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be broken on the wheel.
Associated symbols: Pride is linked with the horse and the color violet.
Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
Why you do it: Because other people are so much luckier, smarter, more attractive, and better than you.
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be put in freezing water.
Associated symbols: Envy is linked with the dog and the color green.
Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.
Why you do it: Because you were weaned improperly as an infant.
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be force-fed rats, toads, and snakes.
Associated symbols: Gluttony is linked with the pig and the color orange.
Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.
Why you do it: Oh, please.
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be smothered in fire and brimstone. Not kisses.
Associated symbols: Lust is linked with the cow and the color blue.
Wrath is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Anger.
Why you do it: You're wired for it. Also, the people around you are pretty damn irritating.
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be dismembered alive.
Associated symbols: Anger is linked with the bear and the color red.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.
Why you do it: You live in possibly the most pampered, consumerist society since the Roman Empire.
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be boiled alive in oil. Bear in mind that it's the finest, most luxurious boiling oil that money can buy, but it's still boiling.
Associated symbols: Greed is linked with the frog and the color yellow.
Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
Why you do it: You're shiftless, lazy.
Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be thrown into snake pits.
Associated symbols: Sloth is linked with the goat (or the goatfish, in the case of the Deadly Sins T-shirt) and the color light blue.
Take care & enjoy,
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