Sloth Research Paper
Slay the Sloth
The seven deadly sins are known extensively around the world. These words describe the different characteristics that God-in some religions-views as an abomination to society’s moral values. They include: lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, envy, pride, and last, but not least, sloth. Sloth is commonly forgotten about and often times obscure. The word sloth comes from the Old English word slǣwth. It was translated in Middle English from 1125-1175 A.D. as slowth. Now, in Modern English, we link the slow to sloth. Sloths are often associated with laziness, but what truly identifies them as such? There are many existent opinions about what being a sloth genuinely means. We commonly mistake it as a person who’s just a couch potato, …show more content…
In fact, these virtues when juxtaposed, are foils for each other. Desire and ambition strive for success, whereas a sloth has no desire or motivation for anything. Sloths often damage themselves because they undermine what it means to live a fulfilled life. To achieve genuine happiness, a person should aim for moral health as well as a concordant relationships between others. Sloths are the people that do not care to achieve this type of balance in their lives because they stumble upon bad habits like negligence. Being respectful to themselves or others is not on their agenda. Instead, sloths feel a sense of boredom from all the moral mumbo jumbo in the world. They feel as if common, everyday tasks like keeping up with school work is a catalyst that sparks their lack of inspiration. Subsequently, we see characters that represent a sloth all over the media. For example, we all know the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants. It may be a children’s cartoon, but many of the characters represent the seven deadly sins. Patrick, the big, pink starfish sleeps under a rock all day. When he is challenged by any remotely time consuming or straining task, the “gears” in his brain start to malfunction. His character is the epitome of what a sloth stands
The seven deadly sins are known extensively around the world. These words describe the different characteristics that God-in some religions-views as an abomination to society’s moral values. They include: lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, envy, pride, and last, but not least, sloth. Sloth is commonly forgotten about and often times obscure. The word sloth comes from the Old English word slǣwth. It was translated in Middle English from 1125-1175 A.D. as slowth. Now, in Modern English, we link the slow to sloth. Sloths are often associated with laziness, but what truly identifies them as such? There are many existent opinions about what being a sloth genuinely means. We commonly mistake it as a person who’s just a couch potato, …show more content…
In fact, these virtues when juxtaposed, are foils for each other. Desire and ambition strive for success, whereas a sloth has no desire or motivation for anything. Sloths often damage themselves because they undermine what it means to live a fulfilled life. To achieve genuine happiness, a person should aim for moral health as well as a concordant relationships between others. Sloths are the people that do not care to achieve this type of balance in their lives because they stumble upon bad habits like negligence. Being respectful to themselves or others is not on their agenda. Instead, sloths feel a sense of boredom from all the moral mumbo jumbo in the world. They feel as if common, everyday tasks like keeping up with school work is a catalyst that sparks their lack of inspiration. Subsequently, we see characters that represent a sloth all over the media. For example, we all know the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants. It may be a children’s cartoon, but many of the characters represent the seven deadly sins. Patrick, the big, pink starfish sleeps under a rock all day. When he is challenged by any remotely time consuming or straining task, the “gears” in his brain start to malfunction. His character is the epitome of what a sloth stands