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Why did the man with only one talent hide it and not invest it like the others did? We get a few clues from the parable. Apparently he was fearful that his master would judge him harshly. Maybe he thought the master would expect as much from him as the others even though he did not have as many talents as they had. But note the master calls this servant "lazy" and that might be a clue in itself.
Scott Peck in his provocative book The Road Less Traveled writes about discipline and love and he has the intriguing insight that the reason many people do not live disciplined lives and do not love others is because they are lazy. The roadblock to discipline is the laziness of attempting to avoid necessary suffering or taking the easy way out. The roadblock to love is the laziness of not being willing to extend yourself for someone else. To become healthy, to grow spiritually requires work, and if we are lazy we are not going to realize these desires.
Scott Peck in his provocative book The Road Less Traveled writes about discipline and love and he has the intriguing insight that the reason many people do not live disciplined lives and do not love others is because they are lazy. The roadblock to discipline is the laziness of attempting to avoid necessary suffering or taking the easy way out. The roadblock to love is the laziness of not being willing to extend yourself for someone else. To become healthy, to grow spiritually requires work, and if we are lazy we are not going to realize these desires.
