I live what most people call the good life. I was happy, but deep inside I always felt that, with the short amount of time we are given to live and love in this world, we spend too much time loving things instead of people.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of valuing relationships with people over material possessions.
Mother Antonia reflects on the nature of a fulfilling life, suggesting that despite experiencing happiness, there remains a profound realization that people often prioritize loving material things rather than connecting with others. This insight calls for a reevaluation of our values, encouraging deeper connections and relationships that can lead to a more meaningful existence.
In practice
In a speech about prioritizing mental well-being, one might cite this quote.
Two races share today the soil of Canada. These people had not always been friends. But I hasten to say it. There is no longer any family here but the human family. It matters not the language people speak, or the altars at which they kneel.
It is for us to make the effort. The result is always in God's hands.
If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth - beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals - would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?
I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a different vision of humanity and my life.
If you find life absurd, shouldn’t you find death precisely meaningful?
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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