Chapter 16 14 what he thinks

A few final words. Since this elaboration, especially in our own time, is likely to give the bishop of Digne the appearance of a pantheist (to use a term currently in vogue), and since there are many schools of philosophy in our century, Those divergent thoughts sometimes sprout and grow in the spirit of a lonely person, and expand their influence until they take the place of religious thoughts. Our narration can also make people think that he also has his own unique outlook on life. Whether this is an accusation or a compliment to him, we should emphasize that no one who knew Bienvenu dared to think that way.His light is due to his heart, and his wisdom is composed of the light that shines there.

He doesn't follow the rules, but he has the courage to do things.Searching for secrets often makes him dizzy; whether he has pryed into metaphysics, there is no sign to be found.The apostles can act boldly, but the bishop should be cautious.He may think that certain issues should be left to people with great wisdom and wisdom to explore. If he himself goes too deep, he will feel uneasy.The doors of metaphysics are sacred and terrifying, and those dark holes are opened to people one by one, but there is a voice saying to you, a passer-by in your life, "You must not enter."Anyone who goes in will be miserable!And those geniuses, standing above the dogma (so to speak), present their opinions to God from the endless abyss of abstractions and rationalisms.Their prayers utter bold arguments.Their praise is tinged with doubt.This is a religion that wants to achieve enlightenment directly. Those who try to climb the cliff in vain will inevitably suffer from troubles and reap the consequences.

There is no limit to human imagination.People often do not avoid dangers in their daydreams, analyze and study deeply and pursue the wonderland they admire.We could almost say that, by a wonderful reaction, human reverie can amaze the universe, and the mysterious world around us can tell what it wants, and those who look can have a good chance of being looked at.In any case, there are some people in this world (if they are only human beings) who can clearly see the height of the absolute truth and the shocking sight of the infinite mountain in the depths of the vision of dreams.Bishop Bienvenu is not such a person at all. Bishop Bienvenu is not a genius.He may be afraid of that extreme intelligence, and several people, and people of great talent, such as Swedenborg and Pascal, have fallen into a state of insanity because of their extreme intelligence.Of course, that kind of strong dream has its own use for people's body and mind, and through that dangerous road, we can reach the ideal state of perfection.But he, he took a shortcut—the Gospel.

He never wanted his vestments to have the folds of Elijah's vestment; The twilight is integrated into a raging fire, and he doesn't have the smell of those prophets and alchemists.His simple heart knew nothing but love, and that was all. It is very possible that his prayers have a vision different from that of ordinary people, but there must be an extremely earnest love before he can make an extremely earnest prayer. If the content of the prayer exceeds the norms of the scriptures, it will be considered heresy , then, have not Saint Teresa and Saint Jerome become heresies? He used to take care of those who groaned on their mattresses and who were dying.The world seemed to him a boundless ailment, he felt that the whole place was full of cold and heat, he went around to diagnose the affliction, he didn't want to guess the answer, he only tried to bandage the wound.The tragedies of human affairs endowed him with a compassionate heart, and he wholeheartedly wanted to find the most appropriate way to comfort people and relieve pain, both for himself and to influence others.Everything that exists in the world is, to this rare priest of mercy, an eternal motive force that arouses compassion and aspirations for the good of the world.

How many people are trying to find gold, but he only tried to find compassion.The misery of the world is his mine.The affliction that pervades the land affords him an opportunity to do good at all times. "Love one another," he said, and if this is the case, everything is enough, and nothing else is required, and that is all his doctrine.One day, the senator (we have already mentioned his name) who called himself a "philosopher" said to him: "Look at the situation in this world. People fight for themselves, and whoever wins is right. You The 'mutual love' is simply nonsense." Bishop Bienferu did not argue with him, but only replied: "Well, even if it is nonsense, the human heart should always be hidden there, just like a pearl hidden in a clam shell." He said There he would hide himself, live there, absolutely content, ignoring the seductive and frightening great questions, the unfathomable vistas of abstract theories and the abysses of metaphysics, all those esoteric theories addressing the same problem that he Leaving it aside, and leaving it to believers in God and nihilists who deny God, such metaphysics are fate, good and evil, the struggle between creatures and creatures, the half-sleep half-thought state of animals, transformation after death, The life summary of life, the incomprehensible entanglement of the "I" of the past life's kindness, essence, substance, form and space, soul, nature, freedom, necessity, and those poor things explored by the giants representing human wisdom. High and deep questions, and Lucretius, Manu, St. Paul and Dante once looked up at the vast sky that seemed to make stars jump out with their torch-like eyes.

Bishop Bienvenu was an ordinary person. He only dabbled in those obscure issues from the surface. A profound awe.