You will not be able to escape the pain completely, though acedia will dull it a little. But unfortunately it lies in your power to reject the joy utterly.(人生一定是既有歡樂也有痛苦的，雖然“怠惰”可能會讓人能夠對痛苦麻木一些，但你還是不能完全逃脫痛苦。)

If... how should if is a person acedia, do?(如果……如果一個人絕望了該怎么辦？)

To be guilty of Acedia it is not necessary to be physically sluggish at all . You can be as busy as a bee .(犯下這種“怠惰”的罪行和生理上的怠惰沒有太多的關系，你甚至可能像一只蜜蜂那樣忙碌，日程表排的滿滿的，在會議和派對之中周旋不停。)

But if you know the truth, you are protected from Acedia.(但是如果你能了解其中的道理，你就能遠離“怠惰”對你的侵害。)

Volleyball beauty always criticized my acedia in the past, such as didn't like to attend a lecture.(排球美女原來總是批評我懶惰，不愛聽講座，的確如此。)

You must be honest with yourself, because self -deception is one of the commonest roads to Acedia.(在這個問題上，你必須保持誠實，因為自欺也通向“怠惰”最常見的道路。)