In layman's terms, its rationale is, monks may be so overwhelmed from their 'temporarily going back' to the world and may then forget who and what they are and so, get affected by its noisy troublesome environment and its crowdness that in the long run, may end up finally losing their vocation and thereby joining and engulfing the entirety of its worldly ways...
so, it is indeed just 'once in a blue moon' so to speak, that a monk goes out from the confines of his monastery and gets to see the world... when i say once in a blue moon, it's once in every six months...or in a year.
but, in my case, i guess (and i think) , i am feeling a bit weary thinking of my so many acts of commission against the customary on "monks are not to go out of the monastery" etc etc..
i shall call my weariness as monastic nostalgic effect from 'towntrip effect'...
...why do i have to get sick of muscular pains and joints? so that i have to go to Dr Salim once every week?...
...why can my work as kitchen manager-food purchaser in my community not be indispensable?...so, that i don't have to go to town for weekly food shoppings and groceries?...
well, because of this...i have predisposed myself to whatever consequences this 'goings out' may have brought on me and my monastic vocation....so help me God!....
...so , maybe, you can say a little prayer for me...for monastic stability and perseverance in me...
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Yes! Una na naman ako hehehe.
Is that really your work to always go out of the monastery for an errand? because if it is it might be a calling for you. you know an extern monk who can go out to the world anytime.
In the Capuchinas (Capuchin Nuns) we have Sr. Guada, the portera. she's the one who is in contact with the world. she talks to visitors, do the groceries,goes to benefactors. Baka bro. abbot is making you realize that this must be your calling. a vocation within a vocation. cheer up, you're doing a great service to the monks but I understand your fears... I always pray for you.
till here, I just woke up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep.
PS> Bakit kaya di ako makapagpost ng comment sa site ni rebecca? whenever i push the create post or preview post button wala nangyayari. I either get a white blank page or the site hangs...
you know what the funny thing is my friend? kahit ibang picture na nilagay mo dito, yung carrot cake and chocolate cake/vanilla pa rin yung nakikita ko, pati the camaron shrimps...
kaya di maganda magpost ng pagkain sa blog kasi nakaka-hallucinate! LOL LOL
n@bluepanjeet
bwhahahahahaha--- talaga? naku, siguro ang bokasyon mo ay sa mga cakes hahahahahahaha.....
yeah- maybe, pero naman kasi kapatid, ang hirap talaga na laging lumalabas--- sa sarili kong pananaw-nakakatakot kasi ang dami ng mga monks dito in the past na nagisalabasan once na natitikman ang buhay sa labas--i mean, laging para parati na nakakakita ng mundo sa labas--- baka pag na engross ako sa labas ay baka pumasok din sa kukote ko ang ideya na lumabas na lang in the end tutal naman eh lagi na din lang naman ako nasa labas ehhh--tipong ganun ba?....
pero hindi pwedeeeeee.... at ayaw ko na mangyari yun sa akin dahil alam mo na kung bakit....
ang Indiana...ang seminary life.... ang ordination.....
lahat ng yan ay lagi ko sinasaksak sa utak ko once na nasa labas ako at nakaka halubilo ng mga pinoy frends ko na nakatira dito sa malapit sa monasteryo..
ay bakit hindi ka nakaka pag coment? ako ay nakakapag comment eh...
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