Thursday, August 14, 2008

Seven deadly Sins

Yes, Ravi, more boring stuff but someone has to keep the family knowledgeable and only jobless people can do it well. Being boring is only a minor sin -and can be forgiven through any sacramentals or sacraments of the church. So that's okay.

The seven deadly sins as listed by Pope Gregory in the 6th Century are:
luxuria (extravagance, later lust), gula (gluttony), avaritia (greed), acedia (sloth), ira (wrath), invidia (envy), and superbia (pride)

Each of the seven deadly sins has an opposite among the corresponding seven holy virtues (sometimes also referred to as the contrary virtues). In parallel order to the sins they oppose, the seven holy virtues are chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility.

To me the first three - lust, gluttony, greed all seem to be variations of the same thing.
RAvi, we can believe you went through the whole set. And retain a few.
But you are forgiven because you have some of the virtues too or are working on them.

Thanks for the general invite. lets see what is happening around deepavali.

The August 15th weekend seems to be a family reunion thing .
Dachu and Sindhu are meeting up in Bombay.
Karthik, GG, dhruv and Kalai are driving to Chenai to spend it with Kap';s family.
Babu is taking his brother's families to Mahabalipuram.
Ravi are you flying down for your bimonthly trip? No one understands how you can be homesick.
goutham seems to be in Malaya..and the rest?

Aswatha welcome to family madness. Keep writing.
Anandhi, remind us on Aug27th about the two moons.

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