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This Ebook illustrates the seven deadly sins faced by mankind and the steps to be taken to counteract these sins by having a new heart and living according to the principles set by the Chriatian tradition.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018
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Seven Deadly Sins
BookRix GmbH & Co. KG80331 MunichAccording to the Christian tradition, the seven deadly sins are: pride, lust, greed, sloth, gluttony, envy and anger. Although these deadly sins are completely and totally forgivable by God, this doesn’t give mankind a free license to commit these sins. Biblically, the only sin that cannot be forgiven is complete rejection of God’s grace which is tantamount to outright rebellion against God.
Pride
Some people simply have too much pride. They are the best. They know everything. They do everything right. Everybody else is wrong. Nobody seems to know anything, but them. Other people are ignorant, lazy and inferior. They feel they are surrounded by idiots. They do not understand why they are not rich already. After all they deserve to be rich.
They believe that it is unfair for them to live as common people, like a poor or middle class person, because they know that they are wealthy, they just don’t have the money. They have class, style, intelligence, everything. They are not just like other inferior human beings.
Proud individuals suffer a lot when they cannot live up to their expectations. They feel it is unfair. They deserve to be on top of the world. They deserve to have. It is all about them, them, and them again. That’s how they think. They compare themselves to other people. If other people have more than they do, they feel bad about it. They don’t necessarily hate (feel envy for) others, but they compete to win, to be the best, in everything, always, with everyone.
Pride is competitive. You want to be better than others. You want to have more than others. You want to seem smarter, more attractive, wealthier, healthier, stronger and so forth because after all, you are the best and you want others to tell you so and recognize it.
You want to be worshiped in some way for one, many or all of your qualities. You want everyone to notice that you are different, that you are better, because it is true. You feel better than others and other people should notice it and accept it, otherwise you will get disappointed.
They must honor you and respect you because you are superior. You have a position, an education, a career, a business, a financial position and a body. You are very proud of yourself.
Proud people are the haters’ nightmare because proud people use to flaunt it and show it. The jealous person may be resented because of other people’s sudden prosperity. You don’t have to do anything for them to feel bad about it. Now, if on top of that you excessively show to the world what you are, what you have and you even tell them in their face: I am better than you; imagine how you would make them feel.
On the other hand, many people that have too much pride don’t care about that. In fact they enjoy it. Some proud people enjoy the envy that others could feel for them. They want to flaunt it and make others suffer for it.
Understand that you could be the most miserable person on Earth and still have too much pride. Even poor people if they are too proud of whatever they are or whatever they think they are or deserve, will seek ways to receive the worship, honor and rewards that they think they deserve.
Pride is associated with vanity. You want people to look at you, your skills, your material goods (house, car, cloth, etc) and say: Wow, I want to be him/her or wow I like him/her ; he/she is the best; he/she is so rich, so cool, so pretty. Do you get the point? It is all about you.
The proud person cares a lot about what other people think and say about them. They are always right. They do not care to change because they are always right and other people are always wrong. They care about what others say to correct their mistake. They want to know who is making negative comments to convince them and show them that they are wrong.
Proud people suffer a lot when they cannot live up to their standards and their standards are usually quiet high. They want to be on top, if possible God himself; or at least the richest man, the hottest woman, the strongest one, etc. They exert a lot of energy into, again: themselves. Even if they feel empty inside, it doesn’t matter, what matters is the appearance. Right? Wrong!
The proud people are the hardest to convince that they are wrong, because they feel that they are always right. They have a too elevated opinion about themselves. They cannot look themselves in the mirror and see their real image. Sometimes the image they see is far superior to the real one.
Understand something, we can very easily see other people’s defects, but it is not always easy to discover our own defects. This is especially true for proud people, who think that they are always right and they don’t need to change. They don’t need to listen to anybody else. They are right and others are wrong. If other people don’t do what they say, then they have a problem or something.
Proud people do not accept negative feedback. They hate negative feedback. They take it like an offense. No one has to tell them what to do or how to do it. They feel that they know everything. Just a simple suggestion and you could start a discussion with them.
Proud people try to hide their difficulties. They minimize their problems and maximize their success. They don’t leave space for mistakes. They are not honest with themselves and live a life of looks.
This is dangerous. Pride has been considered one of the root sins from which all others arise. Pride is blind. You cannot convince a proud person that he/she is wrong. They won’t listen to you. They will pretend that they do, but they won’t, unless they recognize that they have too much pride and decide to change.
Now, let’s stop talking about pride and let’s talk about the virtue it opposes: Humility. The humble person does not compare himself/herself to others. They will want to have some things, for their own pleasure and to fulfill their needs, but not to be better than others.
The humble person listens to what others tell them. He/she sees feedback (positive or negative) as suggestions. They know that some people may feel envy for them. So, they scrutinize the feedback to find out if the person talking has reason or not. Smart humble people know that feedback is one of the most important parts of running a business. They want to know any suggestions that their clients or employees have for them.
Humble people do not expect to be on top of everybody else. They do not seek to be in a high position just for the pleasure of being on top. They do not seek the envy of others. They do not care much about what others think about them, except for the purpose of seeing how they can improve themselves based on the feedback they receive.
Humble people do not believe that they know everything. They do not think that they can do everything on their own. They seek the advice of others. They do not believe that they deserve it, they just believe that they can earn it. To be humble doesn’t mean to have low self-esteem. You know you can do it, but you accept that you are not perfect.
Something else, you do not try to hide, minimize, or otherwise suffer for your mistakes. Again you accept that you are not perfect and you don’t struggle to be perfect, because no one is perfect after all, only God. You always try to make no mistakes, but when a mistake happens, you don’t suffer because of it, you learn from it and move on.
How can you apply all this to your business? You can do it in many ways. First you can be the business owner with a lot of pride and you may not realize how much that could be damaging your profits. Life is not about receiving, it is about giving.
