痛苦之源:--罪
All men are sinful. (?) That may be part of the human nature. The important thing is that we have to realize and remember what is sinful and try our best at all time to avoid them. The ultimate results for sin is disrespect and suffering and unhappiness. No gain but pain.
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, is a classification of the most objectionable vices which has been used since early Christian times to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man's tendency to sin. It consists of "Lust", "Gluttony", "Greed", "Sloth", "Wrath", "Envy", and "Pride".
傲慢（Pride）、暴怒（Wrath）、懒惰（Sloth）、贪婪（Greed）、嫉妒(Envy)、暴食(Gluttony)、淫欲（Lust）。
Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.
Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.
Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.
Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
The Vatican has brought up to date the traditional seven deadly sins by adding seven modern mortal sins it claims are becoming prevalent in what it calls an era of "unstoppable globalisation"
New modern 7 sins:
1, environmental pollution
2, genetic manipulation
3, obscene wealth
4, infliction of poverty
5, drug trafficking and consumption
6, morally debatable experiments
7, violation of the fundamental rights of human nature.
快樂之本:--美德
These are the opposites of Sin. Though it may be difficult or even painful, one has to strive hard to keep them. The ultimate reward is respect and happiness. No pain no gain.
The Cardinal Virtues:
prudence, temperance, courage, justice
Classical Greek philosophers considered the foremost virtues to be prudence, temperance, courage, and justice. Early Christian Church theologians adopted these virtues and considered them to be equally important to all people, whether they were Christian or not.
The Theological Virtues:
love, hope, faith
St. Paul defined the three chief virtues as love, which was the essential nature of God, hope, and faith. Christian Church authorities called them the three theological virtues because they believed the virtues were not natural to man in his fallen state, but were conferred at Baptism.
The Seven Contrary Virtues:
humility, kindness, abstinence, chastity, patience, liberality, diligence
The Contrary Virtues were derived from the Psychomachia ("Battle for the Soul"), an epic poem written by Prudentius (c. 410). Practicing these virtues is alledged to protect one against temptation toward the Seven Deadly Sins:
humility against pride,
kindness against envy,
abstinence(temperance) against gluttony,
chastity against lust,
patience against anger(wrath),
liberality (charity)against greed, and
diligence against sloth.
The Seven Heavenly Virtues:
faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance, prudence
The Heavenly Virtues combine the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, temperance, fortitude -- or courage, and justice, with a variation of the theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. I'm still researching the origins and popular usage of this formulation.
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy
Continuing the numerological mysticism of Seven, the Christian Church assembled a list of seven good works that was included in medieval catechisms. They are:
feed the hungry,
give drink to the thirsty,
give shelter to strangers,
clothe the naked,
visit the sick,
minister to prisoners,
and bury the dead.
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