Monday, March 13

pleasure

"my pleasure or the contentment that I may have experienced out of silence and solitude and freedom from all care does not matter." -Thomas Merton

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  1. You know, Thomas Merton cuts to the painful heart of the matter. It's almost brutal how, in that statement, he pushes aside every single bit of inner contentment we want. And, then, it's doubly painful to quickly realize that he's so right. This quote goes well with Jason's recent post on wants vs. needs.

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