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Thursday, December 19, 2024

The Right Reasons

 A Benedictine monk told the story of a young monk asking his spiritual director if his reasons for becoming a monk were shallow, or just plain dumb.   The elder monk said that your reasons for becoming a monk don't really count, compared to the reasons why you stay.

I like this.  I also think the same saying could apply to marriage.  



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