Glittering Vices Case Study

When we first started discussing the capital vice of spiritual apathy, I was not sure what exactly it was. Growing up I was taught that sloth was one of the capital vices, not spiritual apathy. For the first assignment we started Glittering Vices by DeYoung, where she used the term acedia, which means sloth or lack of care, so I automatically assumed that spiritual apathy was just a fancier term for sloth. What I did not realize was that sloth could be manifested in both laziness and busyness; I assumed it just meant being lazy. Both laziness and busyness deal with a lack of care because you do not put in the effort or time needed for love and both of these can lead to the destruction of relationships. I found that the vice of spiritual apathy

In a world that is all about how fast you can get things and how well you do it, time is essential, but is getting that work done more important than taking time spend with loved ones or showing that you care? That is a question I kept asking myself during this period. We live in a selfish world where sometimes we are taught to put our needs in front of others and there is no such thing as being “too busy”. A phrase that I say constantly, as well as many others is: “I don’t have the time for…” or “Sorry, I can’t. I’m too busy”. People are not willing to take time out of their schedules to be there for others and showing that you care. One of the first things I started doing was making more time for my loved ones and almost automatically, I started noticing that the relationships were getting stronger. When I took the time and effort to show someone that I care about them, even in just the little things like sitting down for a few minutes and talking about their day, it helped make the relationship stronger. No one should

I never considered that letting the mind wander would be a sin, but I realized how much time I actually do let my mind wander and how it is not during very good times. There were multiple times during class or when talking with someone where I would catch myself “daydreaming” and was missing out on important information in class or showing a lack of respect to my friend. Also, people will do almost anything to get out of doing something that they do not want to do; I would help others with their homework, just so I would not have to start my own. We spend so much time creating excuses or doing things, so we can get out of the things we know we really need to do. The vice of spiritual apathy has really opened my mind to the amount of time I waste, when that time can be used to make relationships stronger and overall myself a better