Anyway, this week has been a very interesting week. Especially as things unravel in the work place. As I felt very uneasy and remorseful for the things that occur, the thoughts on the idea of "who" drives my day to day life kept me going day in and day out.
The basic idea is this: Which one is driving you to get out of bed? Is the soul leading your body or the body leading your soul?
Men are created with body and soul. But which one has the stronger control of our own life? If your body drives you out of bed, it'll dehumanize you. If your soul drives you out of bed, it'll divinize you.
I found this concept very helpful and kept me going, especially after what's happening around my life this week. As I tried to hit the snooze button in my cell phone for oh I don't know how many times, this concept reminds me of who I am called to be: a saint. And a saint chose God over self. A saint puts the complacency out of the door. Of course I know that in my mind. But it's hard to dwell within my own heart and applied it in my day to day basis.
Long story short, I kept battling with my inability to get out of bed and get to work on time. I always got in at least 5 minutes late to the office and this fact drives me nuts. I knew I shouldn't do it, but I did it anyway. Right now all I do is pray for God's grace to come over and help me to be more disciplined.
Indifference. As I was playing with my coworkers and just hanging out with my "church" friends tonight, I realized the importance of indifference in my life.
The idea of indifference comes from the bible. We are in this world, but not of the world. We are created for more. And whoever loves anything else more than he/she loves God, he/she doesn't deserve to be called as His disciple.
It is a very high standard. Can we reach it? Through His grace will we be able to adopt the mentality of indifference and detachment.
Detachment of all things. When we play a game, all we do is to try our best and play it well without any cheating. When we are in a place, all we do is to try our best to be a blessing wherever we are and make our own surrounding a place where one can feel the love of God through what you do. But to be drawn and to be obsessed to it is a no-no. Remember gollum.
With this, I'd like to offer a piece of reflection:
They tell the story of another old man who persevered in fasting for seventy weeks, eating only once a week. He asked of God about [the meaning of] a certain passage in holy Scripture and God did not reveal it to him. He said to himself, "See how much labor I have undertaken and it has been of no profit to me. I will go, therefore, to my brother and ask him about it." He went outside and closed the door to go out and an angel of the Lord was sent to him, saying, "The seventy weeks you fasted did not make you any closer to God. Now, because you have been humbled and are going off to your brother, I have been sent to explain the passage to you." He opened to him what he sought and then went away.
Page 44 from "Sacred Reading - The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina"
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