WOMEN’SOUTDOORSNEWS January 2014
Sloth
Sloth can entail different vices. While sloth is sometimes
defined as physical laziness, spiritual laziness is
emphasized. Failing to develop spiritually is key to
becoming slothful. Sloth has also been defined as
a failure to do things that one should do. By this definition,
evil exists when good men fail to act.
Sometimes it’s not entirely the guide’s fault. Sometimes
the sport [angler] asks the guide to cast for him. The guide
gladly steps up to cast the fly, and he knows where to
place it to make it count. Not surprisingly he places it on
the nose where the fish habitually lie. The water explodes,
the guide sets the hook, then hands the armchair angler
the rod. The guide found the fish, picked the correct fly
and tied it on, spent the time to build V