I haven't posted for a while. Don't know why. Today I have some extra time. Feelin' kind of sad today for really no reason. So I am just being sad. Here's something I read to class recently.
"There's a monk there who will never give you advice, but only a question. I was told his questions could be very helpful. I sought him out. I am a parish priest, I said. I'm here on retreat. Could you give me a question? Ah, yes, he answered. My question is, "What do they need?" I came away disappointed. I spent a few hours with the question, writing answers, but finally I went back to him.
Excuse me. Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. Your question has been very helpful, but I wasn't much interested in thinking about my work in my parish during this retreat. Rather I wanted to think seriously about my own spiritual life. Could you give me a question for my own spiritual life?
Ah, I see, he answered. Then my question is, "What do they REALLY need?"
Jack Kornfield
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