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Hello, everyone. 

I suppose that is not a traditional topic here but I want to make an order in my head and maybe share some thoughts I have inside. I was thinking the whole night about the topic I posted earlier. And the first thing I couldn't get was the difference for myself in "vices and sins" in our life. I decided to check the dictionary and  found these definitions: 

1) Vice is a practice, behavior, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, depraved, or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, sin, depravity, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption.

2) Sin is a transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.

After that it is needed to define what virtue is: 

3) Virtue  is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being.

I suppose that vices are wide-spread and can be seen more often than sins. Or no? I suppose virtues nowadays sometimes have a base of a sin or a vice. Or no? 

In Christianity you can find 7 mortal sins and a lot of vices but I suppose that evolution of sins turned into another way when common vices turned into mortal sins and the list of it is growing with the progress of humanity. So what are the 7 sins of the Humanity: 

• Gluttony (overeating) 
• Lust (an intense desire of something) 
• Greed (pursuit of material possessions) 
• Pride (I suppose it's the source for other sins) 
• Sorrow, despair 
• Wrath (a high level of aggression and hatred)
• Vainglory (too strong love towards yourself) 
• Sloth (a high level of laziness) 

Add a sin of envy and what will you get? Yep, life in the 21 century full of lust for money, self-centered love, wrath towards each other and as a result of this - endless wars around the planet. If we check the history of our humanity we'll see that these sins have been becoming more powerful and widespread even if we talk about good virtues and deeds. Then why do these sins put the roots inside us and blossom like a cherry-tree in the spring? 

Didn't you think that speaking about virtues and doing them is a bit different thing? Why if we speak so much about virtues and a good side of the human people we still have wars (wrath and lust), suicides (despair and sloth), murders and crimes (lust, wrath, pride), so many fat people that is abnormal (gluttony)? We are spreading these sins in out society but we pretend to live according to the rule "See no evil". 

To my mind, these sins have transformed with time and now they are hidden under the mask of silence and virtues in people. If we can't dig inside ourselves, taking our sins to public light and putting them to the virtue hospital, we can't stand against it. And pity, but a sad end is waiting for us in the future. 

I was analyzing my deeds in life and thoughts during this night and the result was - Wow, I found the roots of all 7 sins inside my character. And I can admit it on public because I want to sweep it out of my head. 

How many sins can you admit in yourself? The Catholic exorcism service knows the fact that the main duty of the exorcist is to find out the name of the demon that attacked the human. Only thus he can sweep it out of the body.Don't you think that by naming our sins to each other we can turn this life into right direction? 

Thank you for your attention. 

Always your, Honey beeee-beee-beee