Underground Writers Network Forum Challenge of the Week ~ #29

Valerie Jones	Challenge of the Week ~ #29 17 Years Ago After surfing around the magical world of words, I noticed several pieces on the commonly denominated "seven deadly sins" and aside from religious implications, this fact spoke to me more about how we are culturally inclined to think about the negative aspect of things. Whether it is about how tedious our job is, or how hedious our neighbor, or how despicable our daily routine has become, we tend to notice these things more than we notice the positive ones. So let's challenge our minds. Several religions, philosophies and thought currents have developed as well a set of "virtues" Quote: Four classic Western virtues: Temperance, Prudence, Fortitude, Justice (This enumeration is traced to Greek philosophy, being listed by both Plato and Socrates.) Christian virtues (Seven Virtues) Chastity, Abstinence, Liberality, Diligence, Patience, Kindness, Humility Buddhist virtues (Noble Eightfold Path) Right Viewpoint, Right Values, Right Speech, Right Actions, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Meditation Virtue in Chinese philosophy ren ("humanity"), xiao ("filial piety"), and zhong ("loyalty") Virtue in modern psychology Wisdom and Knowledge, Courage, Humanity, Justice, Temperance, Transcendence Write a piece that speaks of at least two of these virtues from whichever set you wish to choose, illustrated either in the character of a person or the content of a message. As always let's try to keep it within 1000 words, either verse or prose. Have fun!
Abi Smith	[no subject] 17 Years Ago damn... and i had the perfect poem is u had wanted one of the christian seven deadly sins... although i will definately try and work on this challenge :)
Joe	[no subject] 17 Years Ago I JUST submitted something about 3 days ago about the Seven Deadly Sins, and I can't use it! Lame ! x.x
Valerie Jones	[no subject] 17 Years Ago Quote: Originally posted by Joe I JUST submitted something about 3 days ago about the Seven Deadly Sins, and I can't use it! Lame ! x.x The idea with these challenges is to challenge yourself to create something new, not just use something you had somewhere in there ;)
Donald Meikle	[no subject] 17 Years Ago Temperence, Forget it! Prudence ? you've gotta be kidding Fortitude That's too easy Justice? see fortitude Chastity? well it is getting easier Abstinence? from what? Liberality? Sure spread it thinly Diligence? daily and due Patience ? only when hunting Kindness? For friends Humility?>>>>>> what's that? Buddhist virtues Right right right right right. Chinese Philosophic humanity of family and loyalty>>>>>> in- bred Wisdom(who's?) Knowledge (Ditto) Courage (I'm here) Humanity ???? Justice >>>>just ice Temperance? (been there) Transcendence...... (Hi I'm Donald how's y' day s' far?)