Seven Deadly Sins of Holidays
Jamie
Gluttony: food at holiday time--enough said.
Greed: All the presents we want and buy--enough said.
Sloth: putting off buying presents or getting everyone a gift card.
Envy: seeing another person's present and wishing you had gotten it
yourself.
I couldn't come up with one for Lust, Anger or Pride--any suugestions?
Daniel T.
Lust, the mistletoe at the office party.
Anger, fighting for parking spaces at the mall.
Pride, is when you brag about how much you spent on present.
Jamie
-Does anyone have this at their office party? I've never had it at
any
of mine. I guess you could also say you lust after materail goods as
presents?
Anger: fighting for parking spaces at the mall.
-Wow, I didn't even think of that. One reason I'm trying to avoid
putting off shopping until December.
Pride: when you brag about how much you spent on present.
-Interesting choice. I guess I'm headed that way by trying to get
stuff at my work this weekend with the special 20% employee discount
our store is having this weekend. Unfortunately, I cant seem to find
something for everyone I need to shop for at my store.
The Real Bev
You haven't seen 'Bad Santa' yet, have you?
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Cheers, Bev
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Dennis
<bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>You haven't seen 'Bad Santa' yet, have you?
I wish I could say I hadn't. John Ritter was kind of funny in his
minor role, but the rest of it was just crap, and I usually like Billy
Bob.
Dennis (evil)
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I'm a hands-on, footloose, knee-jerk head case. -George Carlin
Jamie
> Jamie wrote:
> > Here's what I could come up with:
>
> > Gluttony: food at holiday time--enough said.
>
> > Greed: All the presents we want and buy--enough said.
>
> > Sloth: putting off buying presents or getting everyone a gift card.
>
> > Envy: seeing another person's present and wishing you had gotten it
> > yourself.
>
> > I couldn't come up with one for Lust, Anger or Pride--any suugestions?
>
> You haven't seen 'Bad Santa' yet, have you?
No, not yet. I have it in my Netflix queue.
Jamie
Do you believe the statement that there is no sloth during the
holidays?
Rod Speed
> http://www.ubersite.com/m/96350
> Do you believe the statement that there is no sloth during the holidays?
Nope, only a fool would buy that stupid line.
Jamie
aunt:
Gluttony: All the food at holiday time--enough said.
Only if you are the only one eating it . . . that's an individual
problem. Say, if I am at a party and eat reasonably, without gorging
then, I am not GLUTTONOUS.
Greed: All the presents we want and how much we spend on presents for
others--enough said.
I think that greed having enough and packing it in and hoarding it.
Not using it and making a bigger pile, having more that you need and
still wanting more and more.
Sloth: Putting off buying presents or getting everyone a gift card.
In a way, but it's more complicated than that. It's more being so
personally slow, that you just don't move and waste your time on the
planet. I guess that's why they say "Seize the moment", it's more of a
crime against yourself. In fact, I think all these (these seven sins,
are crimes against ourselves.)
Envy: Seeing another person's present and wishing you had gotten it
yourself.
That's a good example. The garden's always greener in my neighbor's
yard. It's a lack of appreciation for what we have and what we are. I
think it's less material, though, it's a state of being thankful for
being ourselves.
I couldn't come up with one for Lust, Anger or Pride--any suugestions?
I asked this to two Internet newsgroups and here is what someone
suggested:
Lust: The mistletoe at the office party.
Lust is over zealous desire to have something erotic or sensual. You
see this movie star, in my case, maybe Paul McCartney, in the 60s. It
made me feel heavy wanting. So I guess the mistletoe could evoke the
desire to have intimate relations with a co-worker
Anger: Fighting for parking spaces at the mall. (I don't know why I
didn't
think of that one!)
Rage could be evoked from this situation. Anger is sorrow turned
inward. It is a reaction to frustration of being twarted,
I took something wrong, it made me made, I showed anger, I was hurt.
Better to let it roll off your shoulders and not react. Makes the hurt
worse, not better.
Pride: When you brag about how much you spent on presents.
Pride is a product of the ego, Too much of it, makes a person bloated
and an target for all of the other sins. Other things must be
considered beyond oneself.
Anyone agree with these? Any other ideas?