The question I keep returning to is “what is mine to do?”. I didn’t come up with this of course but it has become a rudder for my life. The answer, as much as I think it should be otherwise, is never understand and solve the world’s problems. Most often the answer is continue to live out your vocation with love; SLP, wife, friend, nieghbor, sister, daughter, Catholic , pilgrim, writer. As you so wonderfully describe, echoing Rilke (“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions…” ). Living into the questions is how us moles will keep from spending our precious life trying to be cheetahs. Thank you also for the reminder of how relevant C.S. Lewis continues to be in this moment.
Don't we often seek knowledge instead of true understanding and wisdom? Seems to me the case that our thirst for knowledge can prohibit us from really doing the hard work of living at times. Thanks for being here.
I’ve been feeling the dichotomy of the turmoil in the world around me and the peace of my tangible world (my husband, my small children, our local community). I love the idea of “moleness”, that burrowing into my “real” life to make a difference is the greatest thing I can do
All right, now I am going to start looking for a small mole stuffy to keep on my desk :)
I bet you'd find the very best mole stuffy!
The question I keep returning to is “what is mine to do?”. I didn’t come up with this of course but it has become a rudder for my life. The answer, as much as I think it should be otherwise, is never understand and solve the world’s problems. Most often the answer is continue to live out your vocation with love; SLP, wife, friend, nieghbor, sister, daughter, Catholic , pilgrim, writer. As you so wonderfully describe, echoing Rilke (“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions…” ). Living into the questions is how us moles will keep from spending our precious life trying to be cheetahs. Thank you also for the reminder of how relevant C.S. Lewis continues to be in this moment.
Team Mole! :)
Don't we often seek knowledge instead of true understanding and wisdom? Seems to me the case that our thirst for knowledge can prohibit us from really doing the hard work of living at times. Thanks for being here.
I’ve been feeling the dichotomy of the turmoil in the world around me and the peace of my tangible world (my husband, my small children, our local community). I love the idea of “moleness”, that burrowing into my “real” life to make a difference is the greatest thing I can do
This is excellent. Thank you!!!!