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The Seven Deadly Social Sins
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Posted on September 5th, 2006Lyman ReedUncategorized

[This has been sitting in my posts as a draft for months. Why I never posted it I don't really remember...]

I just came across something that I felt compelled to share: The Seven Deadly Social Sins

Wealth without Work
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Pleasure without Conscience
Education without Character
Worship without Sacrifice
Science without Humanity

One of the things I noticed was that none of the supposed “sins” occurred in a vaccum. Wealth, by itself, is not sinful, but only easy money, the quick buck… without work, without production.

Another one that struck me was “worship without sacrifice.” My own form of worship only demands one sacrifice… the sacrifice of my ego. But it’s not really a sacrifice; if you were carrying around a 100 lb. weight that did absolutely nothing for you, and were asked to give it up, would you?

The problem with this is that we think that our ego does things for us. We think that it helps us get things done, keeps us free…

Thanks for Box of Rain for pointing me to the site.

What do you think about these?

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4 Responses to “The Seven Deadly Social Sins”

Nneka September 5th, 2006 at 6:32 pm

I’m one of those personal development folks that thinks that ego does a lot for you. Sacrificing it is having the faith to rely on something more substantive and permanent.

If you were carrying a 100lb load that did nothing for you, but someone offered to take it if you would carry a 200lb load that would gradually lessen to nothing. You might stick with the 100lb load.

Sometimes there are things that we are not ready to face. My dad always says, “When the student is ready the teacher appears.” Until then ego serves its purpose.
Lyman Reed September 5th, 2006 at 9:47 pm

Great point, Nneka… I’d probably be dead right now if it wasn’t for my ego. But of course, with my all or nothing thinking (something I’m still working on), I tend to forget that all of this is a process…

Thanks for the comment!
Nneka September 12th, 2006 at 10:06 am

Hi, I just saw this post by Steve Pavlina that adds a bit to this conversation.

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09/perfection/
Lyman Reed September 12th, 2006 at 10:13 am

Thanks, Nneka! Great pointer to a great article!

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