7 DEADLY SINS - SLOTH

Posted by Dawn Sutherland (Phoenix, United States) on 9 September 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual.

The last shot of the 7 deadly sins series-Sloth. This was the hardest for me, my shot is too common for my liking but after reading the definition over and over nothing creative jumped out at me soooo my dear AM3 friends I am asking anyone who wants to participate to show me your version of Sloth. I think it would be neat to see many different ideas of the same sin. Hopefully many will participate and then we can all enjoy everyone's take on it! Get clicking and let me know when you have posted it!
Thank you to all who have commented on this series, for many of the shots I could have taken different roads and on many my wonderful AM3 friends opened my eyes to a much larger scale which is why I am excited about opening the door to this sin (or any of the other ones you want to show). We all feed off each other and I feel blessed to be a part of this community, thank you again for your support and encouragement.

Taken from Wikipedia:
Sloth (Latin, acedia)
Main articles: Sloth (laziness, sadness, apathy)
More than other sins, the definition of Sloth has changed considerably since its original inclusion among the seven deadly sins. In fact it was first called the sin of sadness. It had been in the early years of Christianity characterized by what modern writers would now describe as apathy, depression, and joylessness — the last being viewed as being a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world He created. Originally, its place was fulfilled by two other aspects, Acedia and Sadness. The former described a spiritual apathy that affected the faithful by discouraging them from their religious work. Sadness (tristitia in Latin) described a feeling of dissatisfaction or discontent, which caused unhappiness with one's current situation. When St. Thomas Aquinas selected Acedia for his list, he described it as an "uneasiness of the mind," being a progenitor for lesser sins such as restlessness and instability. Dante refined this definition further, describing Sloth as being the "failure to love God with all one's heart, all one's mind and all one's soul." He also described it as the middle sin, and as such was the only sin characterised by an absence or insufficiency of love. In his Purgatorio, the slothful penitents were made to run continuously at top speed.

The modern view of the vice, as highlighted by its contrary virtue zeal/diligence, is that it represents the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts. For example, a student who does not work beyond what is required (and thus fails to achieve his or her full potential) could be labelled 'slothful'.

Current interpretations are therefore much less stringent and comprehensive than they were in medieval times, and portray Sloth as being more simply a sin of laziness, of an unwillingness to act, an unwillingness to care (rather than a failure to love God and His works). For this reason Sloth is now often seen as being considerably less serious than the other sins.

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