Merton - The Value of Essential Works , by Scott Horton
Here in italics is “Letter to a Young Activist” as published in The Catholic Worker interspersed with my own commentary:
What a challenge that is . Any action one embarks on is undertaken with the hope of positive, tangible results. One must have hope that what you do will have an impact. But to the extent you... See more
Do not depend on the hope of results.
What a challenge that is . Any action one embarks on is undertaken with the hope of positive, tangible results. One must have hope that what you do will have an impact. But to the extent you... See more
Thomas Merton’s Letter to a Young Activist – Jim and Nancy Forest
Work, work, my dear ones! Do what you can right now because you do not know when you will die; nor do you know what will happen to you after death (see Eccl 9:10).
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
What matters to an active man is to do the right thing; whether the right thing comes to pass should not bother him. —GOETHE