The Way Of The Spiritual Leader - 115 Chapter 1. The Way Of Being A Minister Section 4. The Responsibility And Attitude Of A Minister
6. The Attitude That A Minister Must Have ③ You Must Be Crazy To Go On This Path - 2
You need to know that this 70, 80 year-long life comes only once. Even though the course of indemnity seems extremely long in a lifetime, it's even shorter than one breath, compared to eternity. Isn't it? But how long is eternity? Starting with "e. . . and "ter. . ." and till "nity. . ." this is how long the time of eternity is. (laughter) It is that long.
In this world, we can count how many times I breath. The number of times I breath in an hour, in a day, in a year, in ten years, and even in my lifetime, we can calculate. In this short period of time, please don't gasp and lead an anxious life. Everything is momentary.
To be a persevering person, you need to go through many things. That's how you get connected to God. Think about it. If you make good connections in a difficult situation, then in good times, you will have that connection without any effort. Ordinary people die to have that connection in good times. That kind of connection will end up to be temporary.
You must be brutally whipped and overcome difficulties. They say that you should do more of these things to become the person you can endure. In that way, you must make a connection with God. Think about it. In times of difficulty, if you have a deep connection, when you are happy, even if you say, "Don't make a connection," you will have a connection. Ordinary people yell to make a connection when they are happy. Such a connection ends as an instantaneous connection.
It should be at the level of relationship where both would wish to die for each other in life and death situation, and it's the stage when you can even exchange your lives. Having walked the road of death together and having gone through difficulties together, you don't need to worry about happy times. The relations made in difficult times have different taste from those made in good times. (26-142) |