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1、Seven Deadly Sins,The seven deadly sins(capital vices or cardinal sins) is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings.Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give birth to other immoralities.,According to the standard list, they are pride, gree
2、d, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth,which are also contrary to the seven virtues.,These sins are often thought to be abuses or excessive versions of ones natural faculties or passions. Dante Alighieri: lust, gluttony, and greed- all excessive or disordered love of good things; sloth- a deficien
3、cy of love; wrath, envy, and pride are perverted love directed toward others harm.,Pride/ hubris/ vanity,Irrationally believing that one is essentially and necessarily better, superior, or more important than others Failing to acknowledge the accomplishments of others, and excessive admiration of th
4、e personal image or self Especially forgetting ones own lack of divinity, and refusing to acknowledge ones own limits, faults, or wrongs as a human being).,Lust: It is usually thought of as intense sexual desire,could also mean simply desire in general. The impurity of lust transforms one into a sla
5、ve of the devil. -Henry Edward Manning Greed: Differ from lust and gluttony, greed is applied to an artificial desire and pursuit of material possessions.,Gluttony (Latin, gula) is the overindulgence and overconsumption of anything to the point of waste.,Sloth: It may be defined as absence of intere
6、st or habitual disinclination to exertion. Wrath: can be defined as uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred. Wrath often reveals itself in the wish to seek vengeance. love of justice perverted to revenge and spite-Dante Angry people are slaves to themselves -Henry Edward Envy:feel disc
7、ontent towards someones traits, status, abilities, or rewards.,To inspire people to focus on the seven deadly sins, the vices are discussed in treatises and depicted in paintings and sculpture decorations on Catholic churches as well as older writtings. The Parsons Tale Geoffrey Chaucer The Faerie Queene Edmund Spenser,出自道德经第四十四章，“名与身孰亲？身与货孰多？得与亡孰病？甚爱必大费；多藏必厚亡。故知足不辱，知止不殆，可以长久”。 名誉与生命，那一个更亲切？生命与财产，哪一个更贵重？获得名利与失去生命，哪一个更有害？因此，过分吝惜必定招致更多的破费，丰厚的贮藏就会招致惨重的损失。所以，知道满足就不会糟受屈辱；知道适而可止，就不会遇到险情，这样才可以保持长久。,Thanks for listening,