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Sloth, The Sleeping Sin
Of the seven deadly sins, one of the lesser understood ones is Sloth—that is, inaction, or failure to act upon what you should or need to do. Laziness may not seem like much of a sin, but think about how it adds up. Nowadays, whenever we do something, a million things get in our way, so we often put the task off until later and later. Then, when we're just about to do that task, something unexpected comes along and takes precedence.