Seven Sins and Seven Virtues

The seven deadly sins and the seven virtues. The topic of greed from the other week was the impetus for this question; how many of the seven sins and the seven virtues do I possess and was I being too hard on those people I was referring to? Lust; since lust does not always mean desires of the flesh and it could be lumped into envy, I suppose I am guilty of both of those. I envy Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, because I lust for her kitchen and her ability to purchase the best and freshest ingredients. Gluttony and greed are basically the same thing and I must admit I am guilty of those also. I can’t seem to buy enough hydrangeas. Sloth; ah ha, finally one I am not guilty of, can’t stand to sit around doing nothing. Wrath; oops, another one on my list, I do tend to go off when I see wrongs in the making. Pride; in a small way I am guilty of this one also. I am very proud when someone loves the food I prepare. Hum, guilty of six out of seven deadly sins so let’s check out the virtues. Prudence; Got that one nailed, I do nothing with out thorough preparation. Temperance; Doing well on this one also but where did I get the idea it had something to do with booze? Justice; another one on the good side, I believe in justice. Fortitude, Charity, and Hope all make my list and the last one, Faith; good I have that one also. Guilty of six deadly sins but at the same time the seven virtues are in my corner, therefore, do seven nullify six? Was I being too hard on that group of people that I mentioned before? The answer is no, I don’t think so. A person may commit sins, most do, but aren’t there degrees of sin and my belief is wanting a ton of varieties of hydrangeas is no where close to what those people have caused in this country the past few weeks and no where close to affecting the lives of so many people. What started at $700 billion ended at $850 because people wanted to tack on things they wanted not what was good for the country if in fact the bailout was. The bottom line seems to be all that anyone cares about and since, it seems, they did not do their research the wool that the financial institutions tried to pull over everyone else’s eyes, came back to choke them.
My friend who lives in Colorado got on Match.com for kicks and out of boredom. She told me to check it out and today I did. It may be I watch too many criminal television shows but I saw serial killers and pedophiles and America’s Most Wanted when I viewed the pictures some of them sent in. However, there was one that caught my eye because he looked familiar. Turns out I know him and he did not tell one fib on his profile. I thought about emailing him but $35.00 is a lot to pay for an email and besides I like the idea of people finding their partners the old fashion way; by blind luck.