Avarice.
So this week is Seven Deadly Sins week in totw. I decided to kick my week off with Greed, also known as Avarice (which I happen to find a much cooler word, hence the title of this shot). :)
Greed is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, greed is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that greed was "a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things." In Dante's Purgatory, the penitents were bound and laid face down on the ground for having concentrated too much on earthly thoughts. "Avarice" is more of a blanket term that can describe many other examples of greedy behavior. These include disloyalty, deliberate betrayal, or treason,especially for personal gain, for example through bribery. Scavenging and hoarding of materials or objects, theft and robbery, especially by means of violence, trickery, or manipulation of authority are all actions that may be inspired by greed.
But really, come on St. Thomas Aquinas...are you telling me you wouldn't want to roll around in diamonds? ;)
Hope you're all enjoying the last of the weekend. Today has been all about lounging and doing laundry. And rolling in diamonds. It's been a very chill Sunday.
Ten days left of my 365! Eep!
365 Days (self portraits): Day 355
TOTW: Seven Deadly Sins - Greed/Avarice
Avarice.
So this week is Seven Deadly Sins week in totw. I decided to kick my week off with Greed, also known as Avarice (which I happen to find a much cooler word, hence the title of this shot). :)
Greed is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, greed is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that greed was "a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things." In Dante's Purgatory, the penitents were bound and laid face down on the ground for having concentrated too much on earthly thoughts. "Avarice" is more of a blanket term that can describe many other examples of greedy behavior. These include disloyalty, deliberate betrayal, or treason,especially for personal gain, for example through bribery. Scavenging and hoarding of materials or objects, theft and robbery, especially by means of violence, trickery, or manipulation of authority are all actions that may be inspired by greed.
But really, come on St. Thomas Aquinas...are you telling me you wouldn't want to roll around in diamonds? ;)
Hope you're all enjoying the last of the weekend. Today has been all about lounging and doing laundry. And rolling in diamonds. It's been a very chill Sunday.
Ten days left of my 365! Eep!
365 Days (self portraits): Day 355
TOTW: Seven Deadly Sins - Greed/Avarice