Posuđeno
05.02.2009., četvrtak
|
The Verba Seniorum - a collection of texts on the monks who lived in the desert at the beginning of the Christian era - tells the story of a hermit who managed to spend a whole year eating only once a week.
After so much effort, he asked God to show him the true meaning of a certain passage in the Bible. He heard no answer. “What a waste of time,” said the monk to himself. “I made all that sacrifice and God does not even answer me! Better get out of here and look for some other monk who knows the meaning of this text.” At that moment an angel appeared before him. “The twelve months of fasting only served for you to believe you were better than the others, and God has no ears for the vain. But when you were humble, you thought of asking your neighbor for help, and God sent me.” And the angel told the monk what he wanted to know. "Verba Senorium" - kolekcija tekstova redovnika koji su živjeli u pustinji na početku kršćanstva - sadrži priču o pustinjaku koji je uspio izdržati da cijelu godinu jede samo jednom tjedno. Nakon puno napora, zamolio je Boga da mu pokaže pravo značenje određenog ulomka u Bibliji. NIje čuo odgovora. Koji gubitak vremena, reče redovnik sebi u bradu. Napravio sam svu ovu žrtvu i Bog mi ne odgovara. Bolje mi je da odem odavde i potražim nekog drugog redovnika koji zna zančenje ovog teksta. Čim je to promislio anđeo se stvori iznad njega. "Dvanaest mjeseci posta jedino je učinilo da misliš da si bolji od drugih i Bog nije imao sluha za tvoju taštinu. Ali čim si ponizno pomislio da bi trebao svoga susjeda upitati za pomoć, Bog me poslao k tebi." I anđel reče redovniku što je htio znati. Paolo Coleho, blog 02.02.2009. |
