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Greetings young Squire Sprouts. Today is the second day in the fourth month in the year of our Lord 2022.

My name is Cyril and Paterlot, and you're listening to Saturdays with Sir Roland on Catholic Sprouts

where every Saturday we discuss the art of dragon slain.

Today's dragon that I'd like to discuss from Sir Wyvern's manual as a dragon named Slackbottom,

and its symptoms of exposure to stench include procrastination, laziness, and sloth,

which is the deadly sin you've been discussing all week.

I first encountered this vile creature when I was a young lad running races.

My favorite sport is hockey, and I wanted to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins. But God built me

more like a runner, perhaps because he was training me to slay Slackbottom. You see, in the

middle of every race or workout, and many times before the race even began, Slackbottom would show

up with a temptation almost too powerful

to resist. He would tell me to take it easy, slow down, give up. He would tell me I could wait till

later to give my best effort and that today I should just relax. It was very tempting, especially in

the middle of a race when my legs were hurting and it was hard to breathe. And if you want to say no to

sloth or laziness,

you're going to need a deeper yes. I thought winning a trophy might be enough motivation,

and while I certainly wanted to win and often did, it wasn't enough for me to go through the

pain of giving my best effort. What really motivated me was my dad. My dad loved to see me run, and he would come to all my races

with a stopwatch. It was actually quite annoying sometimes because many days I decided I wanted to

listen to Slackbottom and take it easy, but I knew that my dad was timing me, and if I crossed

the finish line was something more to give, I knew my dad would know. And it quickly became apparent for me that

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