Hajja Salesjana April June 2018

22 Be a light in darkness. Always be a light. Difficult times in the family, in society, in religion? It’s what God asks you to do: just hold up a light. It’s His Light. Darkness is the realm of the devil. Did you ever wonder at how little light it takes, coming through a curtain or from a night- light, to allow you to navigate in a house that’s otherwise totally dark? It doesn’t take much - just a glimmer, just a sliver. But what  is  light? How does it manifest? And: how do we generate it? Light is what is positive while darkness is what is negative -- the absence of light. What is light, is attractive. Note this with people: we naturally gravitate to those who are positive, uplifting, who see the best side of life -- even in trials -- instead of lamenting over their woes, sufferings and shortfalls, wanting everyone to suffer for them. Even from the Cross, Christ spoke to the thief not of suffering but of Paradise. Saints were positive.  It is what gave them their halos -- holy brightness. Joy radiates, as it causes all of us to radiate -- while morbidity, feeling sorry for yourself, focusing on “me, me, me,” is a black hole of emotions. Don’t hover over hurts . Don’t flail yourself endlessly over mistakes. You can’t feed your past and your destiny at the same time. Do you feed discouragement and past injuries -- memories?