Daily Meditation: Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Men and women are here on earth in order to work. And when …

08/15/2006

Men and women are here on earth in order to work. And when I say work, this means first and foremost to work on themselves, to strive to go beyond their limitations, to surpass themselves. People go off to work every day, of course, but they make these efforts primarily to provide for their day-to-day needs, their well-being, their material security. They are not really ready to engage in a work with thought which would render them master of all situations. They count on an easy existence where nothing difficult or unfortunate will ever befall them. The Lord himself has a duty to protect them, to give them tranquillity and good health, and this is why they address their prayers to him. As for non-believers, they expect society to help and protect them. No, people must realize that they will never be completely protected and safe. They are on earth to learn and to develop themselves, and their difficulties and ordeals are there precisely to force them to do so. They cannot escape. So instead of running here and there and demanding, protesting and complaining, you must each take up an inner work, for it is within you that you will find your remedies, your consolation and your hope.