The Seven Deadly Vices

We are all sinners. Everyone of any religion is a sinner. We all know that. That is why we all say when we pray daily “ God have mercy on me (us)”.We admit to the One God that we are trying not to sin but sometimes we unevitably do. Sins are known to everybody even athiest. Sin is an ACT. We do something that is forbidden. But what motive we might have that make us sin. The motive has a more dangerous effect than the sin itself because the strength of the motive makes us repeat the sin. Thinkers and philosophers allover the world since ancient civilization could outline those motives. They call them” the Seven Deadly Vices”
These vices are pride, envy, avarice, anger, lust, gluttony, and sloth. The opposite of these vices are the following virtues: meekness, humility, generosity, tolerance, chastity, moderation, and zeal (meaning enthusiastic devotion to a good cause or an ideal). These capital vices and virtues can be considered the "building blocks" that rule human behaviour. Both are acquired and reinforced by practice and the exercise of one induces or facilitates the others.
Ranked in order of severity as per Dante's Divine Comedy (in the Purgatorio), the seven deadly vices are:
Pride or Vanity; an excessive love of self (holding self out of proper position toward God or fellows; Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for others).
Avarice (covetousness, Greed) — a desire to possess money of else, more than one has need or use.
Lust ; excessive sexual desire.
Wrath or Anger ; feelings of hatred, revenge or even denial, as well as punitive desires outside of justice.
Gluttony; overindulgence in food, drink or intoxicants, or misplaced desire of food as a pleasure for its sensuality.
Envy or jealousy; resentment of others for their possessions. Wishing the others to lose what they have that one does not have too
Sloth or Laziness; idleness and wastefulness of time allotted. Laziness is condemned because others have to work harder and useful work can not get done.
24 character strengths that one needs to acquire to overcome the effect of those seven deadly instinctual motives.
These include:
Wisdom and Knowledge
Creativity
Curiosity
Open-mindedness
Perspective wisdom
Courage
Bravery
Persistence
Integrity
Vitality
Humanity
Love
Kindness
Justice
Citizenship
Fairness
Leadership
Temperance
Forgiveness and mercy
Humility and Modesty
Prudence
Self-regulation [self-control]
Transcendence - strengths that forge connections to the larger universe and provide meaning
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
Gratitude
Hope
Humor, playfulness
Spirituality

It is not only the muscles exercise that keep us in good health. It is rather the excercises of the self and soul.

Questions About The Korean Hostages in Afghanistan

One needs to know:
1- Why a 23 South Korean citizens, belong to a church in Korea, travel to a readical islamic Country like Afghanistan?
2- What kind of visa they have been given
3- What hidden missionary activity they were doing there
4- How they were identified by the Taliban
5- How they were communicating with the poor illiterate " Stressed" Afghani people that they went there to relief.
Let us know the answers then we talk about how to release those hostages

Yai Yai Yaaaa

Nobody knows how to enjoy life like the Americans
That is Hawaii

Unforgiven Unforgotten

Nobody will ever forget where and when this picture was taken

Scary

That is not real, relax. Picture was taken in Universal Studios in California

Some Place in the Thirld World

we will be waiting for the lower set. Not published yet

Feeding Rats???

Unbelievable...Only in India

I said it...I said it...I said it. EXACTLY as I said it

The six medics, who were sentenced to life in prison for allegedly contaminating children with the AIDS virus, arrived on board a French presidential plane with French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy and the EU's commissioner for foreign affairs, Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Bulgarian nurses spent over eight years in a Libyan prison. After a deal was reached with Libya on compensation and medical ties, the six were allowed to serve out their sentence in Bulgaria. But Georgi Parvanov the Bulgarian President pardoned the medical workers on Tuesday ( immediately) after they arrived in Sofia

Sergei Stanishev, the Bulgarian prime minister, said at the airport: "The return of the medics is a direct result of Bulgaria's membership in the European Union, of the solidarity which the EU showed Bulgaria."

Meanwhile, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday he would visit Libya following the release of the six. "I will have the chance tomorrow, with Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, to make a political visit to Libya to help Libya to reintegrate the concert of nations." France linked Wednesday's trip to Libya with the release beforehand of the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor.

Diplomats said Libya had asked for normalized ties with the European Union in the talks and was holding out for more foreign funds to treat the children. The EU does not want to pay compensation that might suggest an admission the medics are guilty.

By analysing the event a few important points can by hilighted.

1- The immediate pardon and release of the nurses by the Bulgarian President while the agreement was to make them complete the sentense in Bulgarian jail shows how severe they intended to humiliate the Lybian authority. It shows also that the rest of the promises given to Lybia will not be done.

2- If Gazzafi was the one who decided the pardon, as long as the settlement is already done, he would have gained a lot of respect and benefits from the EU. But as usual he is stupid.

3- French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy firmly proved herself as a political negociator. She has been only in place for 3 weeks. Her travel to Lybia in person also hilights the importance of the issue and the unity of the EU.
4- Trasnferring the nurses in a Presidential plane indicate that the EU is considering the nurses as diplomats. That by itself means there will be more consequences.

5- The support the EU gave to Bulgaria, the newest member is giving Tukey a motivation and lesson since Turkey is dying to join the EU but still refusing the EU terms.

6- The lack of counteracting Arabic support to Lybia ( except for a vague role of Qatar) reinforces the belief that the Arabs will never unite. That by itself support the security of Israel.

I am saying it again.. The story is not done yet.

Men's Bathroom in a NY Restaurant

You Are The Man

The possible medical injuries that man might have include:
1- Fracture ribs 4-10.
2- Skock due to low cardiac output from heart compression.
3- Laceration and collapse of both lungs.
4- Rupture of the Aorta.
5- Severe Internal bleeding
He volunteered to risk that to prove that " he is the man". Good for him.
I'm not gonna do that. I prefer a different way to prove it.