Accept surprises
that upset your plans,
shatter your dreams,
give a completely
different turn
to your day
and — who knows?–
to your life.
It is not chance.
leave the Father free
himself to weave
the pattern of your days.
Dom helder Camara, A Thousand Reasons for Living.
Hmmmmm.
I wonder just what he means by ‘accept’? My immediate reaction was that we have no choice but to accept, but maybe he means something far deeper, far less passive.
If I change the first word to ’embrace’ it feels more active, more a decision to go with this and make of it what can be made, whilst acceptance, to me, seems a bit passive and leaves the option of either doing nothing or following a destructive path.
I like it though, and I think he probably means be ‘accept’ pretty much what I mean by ’embrace’
Hmmmmm.
I wonder just what he means by ‘accept’? My immediate reaction was that we have no choice but to accept, but maybe he means something far deeper, far less passive.
If I change the first word to ’embrace’ it feels more active, more a decision to go with this and make of it what can be made, whilst acceptance, to me, seems a bit passive and leaves the option of either doing nothing or following a destructive path.
I like it though, and I think he probably means be ‘accept’ pretty much what I mean by ’embrace’
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