11 You can't change what you don't love
He was a prominent musician, a social activist
and a priest. Maybe it was no surprise that he fell victim to the
pace and pressures of his life. It took courage to share his
experience of burnout with a roomful of people. We all leaned forward
in our chairs as he described the turning point that led to his
recovery. It came, he said, when, with the help of a friend, he
realised that you can't change what you don't love.
His failure to love himself had come about
largely through neglect. As he failed to care for himself, a sort of
psychological paralysis had slowly taken hold of him. With a
rediscovery of the wonder of his being came a new self-respect and a
renewed appetite for living.
We yearn for social change; the politician may
aim at regime change; the peacemaker hopes for a change of heart.
Maybe we can all learn that, in human affairs, you can't change what
you don't love.
"God so loved the world that he gave his
only son... (Jn 3:16)
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