I want to talk to you about time, which passes so swiftly. I am not going to repeat to you the well-known phrase about one year more being one year less, nor am I going to suggest that you ask around what others think of the passage of time. If you were to do so, you would probably hear something like, "Treasure of youth is slipping away, and never returns." However, I admit you may encounter other views with a deeper and more supernatural content.
I am not going to dwell on the brevity of human life. The brevity of our journey through life helps us make better use of our time. It should never be a motive for fearing our God, and oppositely for looking upon death as a final end. It had been said in countless ways that by the grace and mercy of God, each year is a step that takes us nearer to Heaven, our final home.
When I reflect on this, how well I understand the well-known sentence ― “How short indeed is the time of our passing through this world!” These words stick in my heart as blame to his lack of generosity, and as a constant invitation to be loyal. Brief indeed is our time for loving, for giving, for appreciating. It would be very wrong, therefore, for us to waste it, or to cast this treasure irresponsibly. We mustn't waste this period of the world's history which God has entrusted to each one of us.
We should never have time on our hands, not even a second ― and I am not exaggerating. There is work to be done. The world is a big place and there are millions of souls who have not woken up to treasure the time. I am addressing each one of you individually that if you have time on your hands, think again a little. It's quite likely that you have become indifferent, because you are not moving, and you are at a standstill. You are barren; you are not doing all the good you should be doing to the people around you, in your environment, in your work and in your family.
You might tell me, “Why should I make an effort?” It is I who answer you, “Love is urging us.” I do this to encourage generous souls to treasure the time and love in their own lives. This is precisely how we make charity the starting point of treasuring the time.
I am not going to dwell on the brevity of human life. The brevity of our journey through life helps us make better use of our time. It should never be a motive for fearing our God, and oppositely for looking upon death as a final end. It had been said in countless ways that by the grace and mercy of God, each year is a step that takes us nearer to Heaven, our final home.
When I reflect on this, how well I understand the well-known sentence ― “How short indeed is the time of our passing through this world!” These words stick in my heart as blame to his lack of generosity, and as a constant invitation to be loyal. Brief indeed is our time for loving, for giving, for appreciating. It would be very wrong, therefore, for us to waste it, or to cast this treasure irresponsibly. We mustn't waste this period of the world's history which God has entrusted to each one of us.
We should never have time on our hands, not even a second ― and I am not exaggerating. There is work to be done. The world is a big place and there are millions of souls who have not woken up to treasure the time. I am addressing each one of you individually that if you have time on your hands, think again a little. It's quite likely that you have become indifferent, because you are not moving, and you are at a standstill. You are barren; you are not doing all the good you should be doing to the people around you, in your environment, in your work and in your family.
You might tell me, “Why should I make an effort?” It is I who answer you, “Love is urging us.” I do this to encourage generous souls to treasure the time and love in their own lives. This is precisely how we make charity the starting point of treasuring the time.
