Hope and Simplicity
Appreciating the moment is what it means to be simple.
But sometimes, the moment is too difficult to appreciate.
Have you ever been through
that?
A loved one is sick. Your
finances are in disarray, and you are deep in debt. You and your spouse had a
fight. Your children are stubborn and uncooperative. Work is disappointing
rather than inspiring.
This is living; the real
stuff of life. And for some people, this seemed to be the case most of the
time.
Sometimes, this happens to
me, too.
My response: have hope.
Having hope
Having hope means that what
we have or experiencing in the present is not all there is to life.
It means accepting that we
are not in control of everything and it is part of the human experience.
We often think of ourselves
as infallible. As if our projects are foolproof. Hope reminds us that our best
and most noble actions are at best partial and imperfect.
Hope tells us to be humble,
to accept things as they really are, that the world is not made for anyone’s convenience.
Having hope simply means
acknowledging that we are limited human beings that need a God to take us
further, transform us, and make us fruitful.
Blessings
We can’t change these
inevitable facts of life.
Problems and imperfections
are really blessings if we look at them on a different perspective.
How? Difficulties humble us
and break us, giving us the opportunity to call on God.
And, come to think of it,
anything that gets us closer to God is a blessing.
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