The Seven Sins and DMG

The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning fallen man's tendency to sin. These sins, when committed, destroyed the life of grace, and created the threat of eternal damnation unless either absolved through the sacrament of confession, or otherwise forgiven through perfect contrition on the part of the penitent.

Hang on…before you guys hit yourself on the head and say oh my god…another of those posts from this crazy woman…let me set your fears to rest. We are (rubbing hands in glee) going to (with a devilish grin on my face) list (laughing maniacally) each of these seven sins as they appear on DMG!!!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee as excited as I am? I sure hope so….

Lust is usually thought of as involving obsessive or excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Lust and love are two different things; while a genuine, selfless love can represent the highest degree of development and feeling of community with others in a human relationship, Lust can be described as the excessive desire for sexual release. The other person can be therefore seen as a "means to an end" for the fulfillment of the subject's desires, and becomes thus objectified in the process. Vivek and his uninvited advances towards Ridhima is a classic example of the Lust thus described…Atul's reactions to the stocking clad arthritis patient, our dear Simran's moves on Armaan. I am sure we can list several others if we just put our brilliant heads together!!

Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste. Remember Armaan treating the anorexia patient? If that wasn't an instance of gluttony, what could be? And at the risk of sounding insensitive myself, (blame the creatives for it), Lovely's admission that she would gorge on a dozen parathas to mourn Armaan's resignation is another sad instance…any more guys???

Greed is, like Lust and Gluttony, a sin of excess. However, Greed is applied to the acquisition of wealth in particular. Hmmmm….I actually cannot come up with anything to illustrate greed. Had this been a kekta creation, we would have seen several instances running into astronomical figures unimaginable even to those on the Forbes list of the richest people in the world!!! Let's see if you can remember any particular character or scene that would elucidate greed!!

Sloth has changed considerably since its original inclusion among the seven deadly sins. In fact it was first called the sin of sadness, characterized by what modern writers would now describe as melancholy: apathy, depression, and joylessness — the last being viewed as being a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world He created. The modern view of the vice, as highlighted by its contrary virtue zeal/diligence, is that it represents the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts. Portraying Sloth as being more simply a sin of laziness has rendered it considerably less serious than the other sins. Atul constantly complaining that he lacks sleep??? Note that he is always the first to start the discussion on how overworked they are. Sapna's reluctance to party as she would give up her time to rest? Neither are perfect instances of sloth, but I am sure the rest of you will help me there!!!

Wrath may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger. These feelings can manifest as vehement denial of the truth, both to others and in the form of self-denial. Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self interest. Ahem….RIDHIMA RIDHIMA RIDHIMA!!!!! Actually she inspired me to write this post. She epitomizes the sin and its definition perfectly!!!! There are others, you think you can spot them?

Envy is characterized by an insatiable desire. Those who commit the sin of Envy desire something that someone else has which they perceive themselves as lacking. Anjali envies Ridhima for the love that their father showers on her, Armaan envies anybody who shares a friendly and amiable relationship with Ridhima (poor guy, do you blame him really? She's nice to everybody else, but him!!). And now Ridhima envies Simran for replacing her, albeit temporarily, as the damsel in distress in Armaan's arms!!!

Pride is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to give compliments to others though they may be deserving of them, and excessive love of self. Hmmmm…Anjali, a classic case in example? A defence mechanism sure, but proud all the same!!!

Not meant to blasphemous in any way, but I just thought it interesting that every theory and philosophy in literature finds some relevance even while discussing a daily soap like our very own DMG. What beats me is why then, we still choose to talk about the redundant…

Originally posted by: premdewaani

simply outstanding post aarti.. 👏 👏 👏 very well thought and written.. I love the way you've relate it to the charachters of DMG.... whatever you've said is sooo true.. keep it up...

thanks so much!! glad u enjoyed it!!!

Originally posted by: *Armaan*

Hey great topic 👏 👏 ... a bit too sohpisticated for a young mind like mine... 😛 😛 but liked it.
Would this count as greed: 😊 😊 Armaan wanting Ridz for only himself and not wanting any other guy to have contact with her or even looked at her?? 😆 😆

*Armaan* 😳

that would border on envy, not so much greed, but yeah since monetary greed is nowhere in the picture, i guess this could substitute....

and the idea was not too make it too sophesticated, so more people would participate in the discussion. my posts tend to have a very select clintelle!!!

Originally posted by: ashvez

VAarthi the post is well written and I wld say that u ve epitomized the scenes with the sins...LOL 😆 😆 😆 !! GReat Job done...Its a EXCLUSIVE!!! 👏 👏 👏
ash.

thanks ash....exclusive??? that is soooo sweet of you to say!

Originally posted by: ginak

Finally!! (Rubs hands in glee and does a little jig!) ((Sorry copying your style cudnt resist it)) 😉 A post from you. Been waiting for this. was too ill the past coupla days...that explains the silence...

Here goes from one of your regulars: 😊
I just love the way you write and also your original ideas, you different and refreshing take on situations 👏 👏 and I will never get tired of telling you this.😳 awwwwwwwwwww ginak...you are a dahling!!! and i will never tire telling you that!!! the day i don't get a response from you, i will know the post is not worth its while!!!


Your posts are very informative too. You get a learn a lot of things about stuff which is common knowledge in the sense commonly referred to or heard of but one doesn't actually know indepth about them. thats the idea...to add to our bank with some more and when you have something enjoyable to relate everything to, it becomes that much more fun....

I have heard of 7 cardinal sins but never had them explained so well.

This post is just to express my admiration of your writing.

Will reply in another post with my reactions or situations in DMG I can think of. Dont want the post to be tooo long so splitting it in two. smart move...people have the tendency to just skim over the longer posts...but then there was no doubt that you were one smart cookie!!!

Actually your posts make one go through them again and again and slowly you get to see new facets each time and you get others also to express their views and so you get to read so many different view points. It is fascinating. seriously, you guys and your enthusiasm to participate has been inspiring. normally i cannot write unless i am given something to write on. i have managed to scour topics only for you, anu, sharika, notty and not to mention dear sareeta!!! sometimes you guys manage to add dimensions i never imagined and that is my reward, cos then it gives me the chance to go beyond just responses to your replies!!!!