Laziness is the Devil: How Indolence Feeds Evil
Laziness may not be evil, but it breeds it all the same. See how the two are part of a vicious cycle borne of our negligence. There's a special place in hell—an extra circle of hell if you believe Dante's Inferno —for the lazy and complacent. Ignorance isn't bliss; it's evil in crude form. Jesus referred to the "lazy and wicked” in The Parable of the Talents because he realized the dangers of laziness before everyone else. After Eurydice Hazzard embraced her calling as the Women in the Woods and the Reaper, the first thing she did was explain how laziness facilitates evil. Laziness at its Most Basic When you imagine a lazy person, you probably see someone lounging on a couch, nursing a beer, and not doing anything. You don’t see them speaking the Gospel and actively seeking out others, loving them, and receiving love in kind. When Jesus asked us to spread the Gospel, He used the verb “go,” but that’s the last thing lazy people will do. They won’t lift a finger ...