Seven Deadly Sins

      This week we started reading the book The Scarlet Letter. The book deals with the idea of committing a sin, and dealing with its consequences. To go along with this, we learned about the seven deadly sins. These are: lust, sloth, wrath, gluttony, greed, pride, and envy. There were many people,especially in older times, that believed committing any one of these sins would be punishable by death. I think one of these sins that I have committed is sloth. Sloth means laziness, and I believe that at times I can be lazy. For example, sometimes when I do not feel like doing something for no particular reason, I keep putting it off and procrastinating until the last possible moment when I have to rush to get it done. I think that a way I can work on this is by setting out goals to get things done, and actually following them through.
      In the book, the main character is forced to wear the letter 'A' on her clothing wherever she goes, as a constant reminder to herself and to those who surround her, of what she had done. I would hate to be in a position like that, where I would be constantly reminded of something wrong that I did. The thoughts would be with me wherever I went, and I would never be able to get closure and move on. The humiliation and isolation would also be terrible. People would be hesitant and afraid to come into contact with me. I think putting someone in that situation would be cruel because of the constant pain and reminder of things they had done in the past that they regret.