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Overcoming Apathy

Undeceptions with John Dickson

CHAPTER

The Sixth Combat With Apathy

The sixth combat is with what the Greeks call a cedia, which we may term weariness or distress of heart. Acedia became the sin of slothfulness on the traditional list of seven deadly sins. It commonly afflicted monks sometime around 10 a.m., because they've been up working since 4 a.m,. so it's the middle of the day.

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