In my last article, I shared about the seven virtues to apply in life: Humility, Kindness, Chastity, Patience, Temperance, Generosity and Diligence. All these seven virtues shows what morality is and what good deeds are. Since that I'm focusing on the positive aspect of good manners in that article, on what we must do in order to live a good life, then now let's move to the seven vices. These vices refers about immorality and wrong doings; the bad side of human characteristics.

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The Seven Vices to Avoid in

Pride

This is equal for being a boastful, but opposite for Humility. Pride can be a positive characteristic if this gives us confidence and value that we are able to cope with our community's standard, but this became negative if it turns our excessively that we degrade others' right and worth.

Envy

In life we must aim for success, but to be contented on the things that God's wants us to have is better. There are two kinds of envious people; one are those who are envy to others and it effects their whole being, like he will look down on himself saying why he can't achieve and afford what others have. This affect his mental health and self-worth. Second are those envy people who will say bad behind your back, In a community wherein you are surrounded with this kind of people is dangerous, why? Because their mind was set for negativity, that everything that you have is not worth for you, they will do and say everything just to prove that it's not for you.

Lust

Lust is not all about physical touch, but the act on how you think and look to others in a filthy way is already considered as lust.

Anger

It's too difficult to control anger when it's already too much, but it's really okay to get angry because that is the usual emotional reaction of a person when we are against to a particular matter. For example, you don't like a thief, then once someone steal the phone of your bestfriend, then your reaction will obviously get angry.

Why anger became one of the major vices, is that during anger times, we cannot control ourselves in a way that we utter bad words, we hurt other people without us realizing that it's too much. So, as long as we can, try to do breathing exercise and keep your mouth shut, to lessen the problem.

Gluttony

Food is life but we should remember not to be excessive in a way that we became greedy in food. Are you a kind of a person who still eat while you are in a group where your friends don't have something to eat? If you are, think about this act multiple times, and ask yourself, "Am I doing good?"

Greed

This is one of the trait of a person that I hate the most, like once I observed that you're a greedy person, then I immediately lose my interest on you. Greed is about being selfish, you don't care about others, you don't give sympathy and sacrificing is not in your vocabulary.

Sloth

I am not referring to a kind of mammals that lives in a tree, but to a human characteristics. This refers to the laziness of a person; lazy to do daily activities, lazy to help and lazy to do spiritual works. Our body needs to take a rest but there should be no room for laziness

If you are interested about Mythology, I would like to share one of my writings about Dante's Inferno, which the author have a journey underworld, seeing the circles of the hell.

Writer's Note : I was so busy for this whole week the reason that I wasn't able to publish and visit other articles. But I want to say thank you and welcome at the same time for those who've mentioned me in their articles. I haven't reply, but I do appreciate the mentions; I know you all:)

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June 11, 2022

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