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WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS UP AGAINST:

The Great Sin of Sloth:

'ACEDIA'

Inactivity-unresponsiveness-indifference. In some individuals, it can be egocentricity-born of fearfulness and uncertainty or lack of imagination. It appears as a "don't care" attitude which no amount of sentimentalizing as "contentedness", "minding one's own business" and /or "live and let live" can cover up. A common excuse for inaction, indifference or lukewarm response is the "fear of becoming involved." Exactly, yet all life is a matter of involvement somewhere with something or many somethings. This chronic fear and consequent withdrawal is surely a common sin. It is a kind of being "scared to death" - at least to nonlife.

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SUFFERING

Sojourner Institute
P. O. Box 155
Tryon, NC 28782

Phone:  828-859-9927
Fax:  828-859-9960
Email: 
smwilson@sojourner-institute.com