Thanks, kirstin, for the link. And thanks Gideon Strauss for bringing all those wise words together in one place. I like the guy’s comment that we come out of college after studying all these great thinkers and imagine we should be doing work at that level by our mid 20’s.
I think the anguish of late 20’s and perhaps early 20’s in some cases has a lot to do with unfair expectations we have for ourselves. I am not always happy but I have given up on trying to be happy and am learning to be satisfied with this constant desire for something greater because it bears more fruit than cheap contentment. And it is normal. Mother Theresa’s recently published confessions of doubt and uncertainty are entirely consistent with the sentiments of great saintly people throughout history. The important thing is that their hearts were filled with the right desires. The struggle of the saints reminds us it’s ok to be frustrated with who we are in the light of Who we’d like to become. That’s what saints are good for, reminding us of what human beings can become in Christ.
grant
Sep 29 2007
01:17 pm
Thanks, kirstin, for the link. And thanks Gideon Strauss for bringing all those wise words together in one place. I like the guy’s comment that we come out of college after studying all these great thinkers and imagine we should be doing work at that level by our mid 20’s.
I think the anguish of late 20’s and perhaps early 20’s in some cases has a lot to do with unfair expectations we have for ourselves. I am not always happy but I have given up on trying to be happy and am learning to be satisfied with this constant desire for something greater because it bears more fruit than cheap contentment. And it is normal. Mother Theresa’s recently published confessions of doubt and uncertainty are entirely consistent with the sentiments of great saintly people throughout history. The important thing is that their hearts were filled with the right desires. The struggle of the saints reminds us it’s ok to be frustrated with who we are in the light of Who we’d like to become. That’s what saints are good for, reminding us of what human beings can become in Christ.