Comments on: Thanksgiving Song http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/thanksgiving-song/ Live. Work. Thrive. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:14:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Dwight http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/thanksgiving-song/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Dwight Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:32:45 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/11/23/thanksgiving-song/#comment-927 Recently, I saw some photos of Thomas Merton at different times in his life. As a child, he looked to be genuinely happy. As a young man, he was very serious. The problems of adulthood were taking their toll on him. Later in life, he appeared to be quite happy again. The smile does not appear to be forced. It was the genuine happiness of someone who is content to just "be." He still worked hard for what he believed in, but he was not burdened by the cares of the world. We would be happier if we could be like to be more like that (without changing our religion and moving to a monastery...) Recently, I saw some photos of Thomas Merton at different times in his life. As a child, he looked to be genuinely happy.

As a young man, he was very serious. The problems of adulthood were taking their toll on him.

Later in life, he appeared to be quite happy again. The smile does not appear to be forced. It was the genuine happiness of someone who is content to just “be.” He still worked hard for what he believed in, but he was not burdened by the cares of the world.

We would be happier if we could be like to be more like that (without changing our religion and moving to a monastery…)

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