7 Contrary Virtues

Practicing these virtues is alleged to protect one against temptation toward the Seven Deadly Sins. These virtues are often for one’s who has learned to be content and happy and found a deeper meaningful satisfaction. They are also for one’s that are good and have strived to make them selves better. They are the complete opposite of the Sins.

Chastity against Lust
Meaning: One who is pure in thought and act. One who refrains from sexual desires. One who found satisfaction outside the bedroom.
Color: Light Green
Animal: Penguin
Related Words: virtuousness, morality
Symbols: Chastity Belt, Wreath of Rue
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this virtue will have total satisfaction in heaven.
Lesson: One who learns this lesson knows what true love is and does not engage in sexual acts carelessly. One who follows this has a deeper connection to others and one’s self.
Heavenly Virtue: Hope is taking a positive future view that good will prevail. Wisdom is the knowledge, and the capacity to use the best means for attaining the best ends; good judgment.

Abstinence against Gluttony
Meaning: One who is voluntary restraint from over-indulging in a desire.
Color: Nude
Animal: Crested Shelduck
Related Words: forbear, avoid
Symbols: Nun
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this virtue will have a special feast in one’s honor.
Lesson: One who learns this lesson only has what they need and has satisfaction in that.
Heavenly Virtue: Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things which are not needed. Freedom is the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. The power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints.

Liberality against Greed
Meaning: One who is generous and has nobility of thought and actions.
Color: Brown
Animal: Red Panda
Related Words: unselfishness, lavishness, bountifulness
Symbols: Gift, Earth
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this virtue will get all the rewards back in heaven.
Lesson: One who learns this lesson finds great satisfaction in sharing and giving than receiving.
Heavenly Virtue: Prudence is self management. Creativity is the ability to produce through artistic or imaginative effort, characterized by originality and expressiveness.

Diligence against Sloth
Meaning: One who is careful of one’s work and actions. One who puts forth attentive and persistent effort.
Color: Orange
Animal: Bald Eagle
Related Words: assiduity, assiduousness, industriousness
Symbols: Devotion
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this gets to relax in heaven.
Lesson: One who puts worth effort will find great satisfaction in ones work and will be praised for their efforts.
Heavenly Virtue: Fortitude is strength of mind, helps to take courage and not give up. Courage is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or change with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.

Patience against Wrath
Meaning: One who is the state of endurance. One who can wait without getting upset. One who stays calm without complaint.
Color: Yellow
Animal: Sea Turtle
Related Words: self-control, tolerance
Symbols: Card Games
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this virtue is honored in heaven.
Lesson: One who learns to be patient lives longer and is happier in life.
Heavenly Virtue: Justice is being fair and equitable with others. Tolerance is the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

Kindness against Envy
Meaning: One who is helpful towards others without expecting something in return. One who is happy to help others for the joy of helping them.
Color: Peach
Animal: Snow Leopard
Related Words: courtesy, mercy, sympathy
Symbols: Heart
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this will have a special place in heaven.
Lesson: One who learns this lesson finds more satisfaction in helping others and seeing them smile.
Heavenly Virtue: Charity is concern for and active helping of others. Love is the deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection, devotion, and compassion toward a person.

Humility against pride
Meaning: One who is humble and modest. One who does not think that one is better or more important than others.
Color: White
Animal: Cuvier's Gazelle
Related Words: demureness, meekness
Symbols: Pie, Soul
Heaven’s Reward: One who abides by this virtue will be born again in heaven.
Lesson: One who learns to be humble will find more friends and praise.
Heavenly Virtue: Faith is belief in the right things. Truth is a comprehensive term that in all of its nuances implies honesty, accuracy, sincerity, integrity, and reality.

7 Deadly Sins

All of the 7 sins are inordinate and insatiable. When one partakes in the act of them it can be excessive and obsessive behavior. The yearning of each sin can not be satisfied and one always has to have more and the acts are very selfish.
To overcome these things one must learn to be content, satisfied and be unselfish.
One must be reasonable and know one’s limits. One must strive to be better.

Lust
Meaning: The desire for the pleasures of the body. It is obsessive and excessive thoughts or cravings that are compulsions or transgressions of the sexual nature. Usually one who falls under the “love at first sight” mistakes lust as love.
Color: Magenta
Animal: Cat
Related Words: Pleasure, Craving, Eagerness, Delight, Passion
Symbols: Waterfall (something rapid, unpredictable, uncontrollable)
Hell’s Punishment: For those that die by this sin will go to hell to be smothered in fire and brimstone.
Lesson: One who does not learn other satisfying things outside of the bedroom will never find true satisfaction. One who mistakes lust as love needs to learn what love truly is or one will be alone, because lust does fade and love is forever.

Gluttony
Meaning: The desire to consume more than that which one requires. It is to over-indulge by gulping down and swallowing when it comes to over-consumption of food.
Color: Pink
Animal: Pig
Related Words: Over Eating, Gorge
Symbols: Banquet, Feast
Hell’s Punishment: For those that die by this sin will be forced to eat rats, toads, and snakes in hell.
Lesson: Over-indulgence can get one into a lot of problems if one does not learn how to manage it and control it. One must find a balance. If one eats too much that one’s belly aches then one needs to work-out to work it off.

Greed
Meaning: The desire for material wealth or status. It is the one who wants excessive wealth for personal gain, usually stopping at nothing to get it.
Color: Gold
Animal: Frog
Related Words: Avarice, Covetousness, Possessiveness
Symbols: Trickery, Manipulation, Gambling
Hell’s Punishment: One who dies by this sin is sent to hell to be put in cauldrons of boiling oil.
Lesson: If one does not learn to be content with what one has the desire can leave one with nothing.

Sloth
Meaning: The desire to avoid any form of work. One prefers to waste time and likes to be lazy. One can also be in despair and stuck in depression.
Color: Light Blue
Animal: Goat
Related Words: Idleness, Sadness, Apathy, Sleepy
Symbols: Feathers, Bubbles
Hell’s Punishment: One who dies by this sin gets thrown in the snake pits of hell.
Lesson: One who does not overcome this sin will never get anything done and waste one’s life. To overcome this one needs to be active and strive to be one’s best and live life to the fullest.

Wrath
Meaning: The desire for punishment and vengeance. One tends to be very irritated and impatient. One that has uncontrolled hatred and displeasure towards others.
Color: Red
Animal: Bear
Related Words: Anger, Rage, Revenge, Retribution
Symbols: Fist, Weapons, Physical Violence
Hell’s Punishment: One who dies by this sin is dismembered alive in hell.
Lesson: One who does not learn to overcome this anger will regret one’s actions and get into more trouble. One needs to learn that violence is not the answer and the bad karma created will come back.

Envy
Meaning: The desire for others traits, status, abilities, or situation. One is often resentment towards others and wishing to deprive them of the object that one desires.
Color: Dark Green
Animal: Snake
Related Words: Jealousy, Covetousness, Invidiousness
Symbols: Theft, Robbery, Backstabbing, Poison
Hell’s Punishment: One who dies from this sin gets put in the freezing waters of hell.
Lesson: One who does not overcome this sin will never see one’s own talent and be thankful for what they have that the other one might not have.

Pride
Meaning: The desire for one’s own and the love for one’s self. One who believes in one’s own importance and abilities. One who thinks the only beauty they see in the world is of one’s self.
Color: Violet
Animal: Peacock
Related Words: Vanity, Narcissism, Hubris
Symbols: Mirror, Reflection
Hell’s Punishment: One who dies by this sin will go to hell to be broken on the wheel.
Lesson: One who does not overcome this sin will only be able to love one’s self and make more enemies than friends. One must over come this by seeing beauty and wonder in all things in life.

Unwind

My sister gave me this book to read because it was so good that she couldn’t put down since I know she doesn’t normally read I thought I would read it too to see what it is about. It is a different world where there is the chance to unwind you child, stoking happens, and life intertwines.
Even thought it is fiction, it portrays how the world is about things and how different things are. If you have an open mind you can see all points.

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

Connor’s parents don’t want him because he is a trouble maker. Risa is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev’s unwinding has been planned since birth. They were brought together by chance. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthday they can not be harmed.
In this world there is a Bill of Life that states a human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen but between the ages of thirteen and eighteen a parent may choose to retroactively “abort” a child. The process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive is called “unwinding” and is a common and accepted practice. They are donors.

Acknowledgement
Proving that fiction is all too often one rationalization away from reality.

___lines from the book that I like_____

Even good dreams are bad, because they remind you how poorly reality measures up.
There are no wrong thoughts, only thoughts that need to be worked through and overcome.
If a baby was going to be so unloved, why would God want it brought into the world?
In a perfect world everything would be either black or white, right or wrong, and everyone would know the difference. But this is not a perfect world. The problem is people who think it is.
Please be a human being. With a life so full of rules and regiments, it’s so easy to forget that’s what they are. She knows, she sees, how often compassion takes a back seat to expediency.
You don’t undo thirteen years of brainwashing in two days.
One thing you learn when you’ve lived as long as I have –people aren’t all good, and people aren’t all that bad. We move in and out of darkness and light all of our lives. Right now I’m pleased to be in the light.
Ain’t no one gonna tell you what’s in your heart, you gotta find out yourself. Ain’t no one can tell you it’s the wrong thing to do. The good Lord wouldn’t have put it in your heart if it wasn’t right.
I make my own roads in life.
My parents do everything they’re supposed to. They pay their taxes. They go to church. They vote the way their friends expect them to vote, and think what they’re supposed to think, they send us to schools that raise us to think exactly like they do.
Leave the past in the past, live in the moment.
The devil you know is better than the one you don’t.
I don’t think unwinding is a bad thing; I just don’t want it to happen to me.
So it’s all right if it happens to us but not if it happens to you?
You might think I’m stupid, but I gotta good reason for the way I feel.
It’s only the Law because a whole lot of people thought about it, and decided it made since.
What Law is: educated guesses at right and wrong.
Wherever his journey now takes him, it doesn’t matter, because he has already arrived there in his heart.
The Admiral of the Graveyard Rules
1) You arrived here by necessity. You stay here by choice.
2) Surviving has earned you the right to be respected.
3) My way is the only way
4) Your life is my gift to you. Treat it like one.
5) You are better than those who would unwind you. Rise to the occasion.
6) Everyone in the graveyard contributes. No exceptions.
7) Teenage rebellion is for suburban school children. Get over it.
8) Hormones will not rule my desert
9) At eighteen you cease to be my concern.
10) Make something of yourself. This is an order.
I’m a better person because you’re in my head.
A conflict always beings with an issue, a difference of opinion, an argument. But by the time it turns into a war, the issue doesn’t matter anymore, because now it’s about one thing and one thing only: how much each side hates the other.
He will only do the wrong thing when it’s the right thing to do.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace: but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2
“Two thins are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” –Albert Einstein
I have to believe that things happen for a reason.
That was a good book. They do go through the unwinding process and that made me sick. That is a fucked up world and I hope our society doesn’t come down to that. Even though our society isn’t as crazy and like that it does show how people are and how different we can be. Just because it is different does not make it right or wrong, it’s just different. People need to be open to the difference and truly know both sides. It shows you how we can be with things and it’s just not right. But people are always changing and stupidity is infinite.
If you are not an arrogant person you should read this book!!! It is good!

Fables and Morals

They are meant to be short and humorous conveying in down-to-earth language messages relating to the conduct of daily life, with modest warning about loyalty, generosity and the virtue of hard work. The moral is often added as an afterthought and does not always relate closely to the narrative that has gone before. They are usually animals that behave like humans, satirically poking fun at human failings and revealing universal truths about human nature. They have been around for many many years and each story changes based on the author. Here are the titles and morals to the Aesop's Fables.
1) The Tortoise & the Hare – Slow and steady wins the race.
2) The Frog & the Ox – Be true to your own character.
3) The Wolf & the Crane – Expect no gratitude if you show charity to an enemy.
4) The Mice in council – It is one thing to propose and another to carry it out.
5) The Lion in Love – Misfortune will surely befall him who loves unwisely.
6) The Peacock's complaint – Instead of envying the gifts of others, make the most of your own.
7) The Cock & the Fox – Beware sudden offers of friendship.
8) The Bear & the Bees – It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage.
9) The Vain Jackdaw – Fine Feathers do not make fine birds. (more meaning Fine dress does not make a fine person).
10) The Wind & the Sun – Persuasion is better than force.
11) The Trees & the Axe – The betrayal of our friends may result in our own downfall.
12) The Lion & the other Beasts – Never go into business with others without first agreeing how the profits will be shared.
13) The Man & his two Wives – It is useless to try to outwit time.
14) The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse – A humble life with peace & quiet is better than a splendid one with danger & risk.
15) The Fox & the Stork – Do as you would be done by.
16) The Lion & the Mouse – One good turn deserves another.
17) The Old Woman & her Maids – Too much cunning can have unfortunate results.
18) The Ass & the Little Dog – It is foolish to attempt to be something one is not.
19) The two Playmates – What is bred in the bone will never out of the flesh.
20) The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse – Never trust outward appearances.
21) The Wolf & the Ass – Beware of unexpected favors.
22) The Ants & the Grasshopper – The idle get what they deserve.
23) Venus & the Cat – One can change one's appearance but not one's nature.
24) The Mountain in Labor – Magnificent promises are not always matched by performances.
25) The Fox & the Lion – Familiarity breeds contempt.
26) The Cat & the Cock – An evil nature is bent on wrong doing even when it hides behind the clock of fairness.
27) The Bear & the Fox- Better to show mercy to the living than respect to the dead.
28) The Dog in the manger – Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.
29) The Young Man & the Fickle Woman – Beware of those who insist they are not after your money.
30) The Fox & the Crow – Beware of flatterers.
31) The Man, his Son, & the Ass – He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody.
32) The Wolf & the Goat – Beware of friendly advice from an enemy.
33) The Piping Fisherman – It is a great art to do the right thing at the right time.
34) The Boys & the Frogs – We should not take pleasures at other's expense.
35) The Fox & the Grapes – It is easy to despise what you cannot attain.
36) The Ass in the Lion's skin – A fool may deceive by his dress and appearance, but his words will soon show what he really is.
37) The Dog & his Shadow – Greed begets nothing.
38) The Fox & the Mask – A fine appearance is a poor substitute for inner worth.
39) The Eagle & the Arrow –Misfortunes to which we ourselves contribute are doubly bitter.
40) The Cock & the Jewel – What is precious to one may be worthless to another.
41) The Frogs desiring a King – Know when to leave well enough alone.
42) The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg- Don't try to push you luck too far.
43) The Monkey & the Dolphin – Some people, ignorant of the truth, think they can make others swallow a pack of lies.
44) The Travelers & the Bear – Misfortune tests the sincerity of friendship.
45) The Thieves & the Cock – Even one's virtues will not find favor with everyone.
46) The Astronomer – It is easy to overlook the obvious.
47) The Ass & the Driver – A willful beast must go his own way.
48) The Rose & the Butterfly – Do not expect others to be faithful unless you are faithful yourself. (Also goes with honest, kindness, respect.)
49) The boy who cried Wolf – Habitual liars are not believed even when they tell the truth.
50) The Kite, the Hawk, & the Pigeons – Be wary whom you trust.
51) The Hares, the Foxes, & the Eagles – It is fruitless to form a partnership unless both partners have an equal commitment to the same cause.
52) The Lion & the Gnat – The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared.
53) The Leopard & the Fox – A fine coat is not always an indication of a fine mind.
Now these are just a few of the many fables from Aesop.
I am sure you have heard some that sound like one, here are just a few more off the top of my head and tongue…
a) A Leopard can not change their spots
b) It takes two to tango
c) You have to love yourself before you expect someone to love you
d) Before you judge others look in the mirror and judge your self first
e) True friends do not try to control or change you
f) It is a blessing to change constantly
g) Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together
h) Don't cry over spilt milk
i) Don't condemn the faults of others when you have them too
j) You can't help who you fall in love with
k) You may win the argument but you lose the person's good will
l) To be a good conservationist you have to be a good listener
m) You weep what you sow
n) You made your bed so you have to lay in it
o) You can't have your cake and eat it too
p) The wolf that says he is not a wolf is the biggest wolf of them all
q) Do not lend your partner money
r) Dreams and fantasies are nice but do not let them get in the way of reality
What can you really learn as the bottom line…??...To Each Their Own and Live & Let Live. We are human and we do make mistakes and we are very faulty creatures.