Status Updates From The Art of Living

One chapter at a time. So much wisdom here.

“It is so because this man lives from the depth, and masters every moment from the depth. The more faithful, the more constant a man is, the richer and more substantial will he be, the more capable of becoming a vessel of moral values, a being in whom purity, justice, humility, love and goodness will dwell lastingly and will radiate from him to the world about him.”

Dietrich von Hildebrand

“Faithfulness”

"This 'functionalism,' is a grave threat to interpersonal relationships, because it actually prevents me from discovering myself, and knowing who I am."

"[The indifferent man] flees from awful sights and seeks pleasant scenes, while the good man hastens to help."

"Nothing is, in fact, more important for moral growth, for the very moral life of a person, than consideration for the objective hierarchy of values, and the capacity to give priority to that which is objectively higher."

"The irreverent man splits apart and disintegrates the community."

"The responsive attitude to the value of being is pervaded by the disposition to recognize something superior to one's arbitrary pleasure and will, and to be ready to subordinate and abandon oneself."

Loving this book, but so far my favorite is Alice Von Hildebrand's chapter on Hope. Beautiful.

So good.

❤️

The Human Heart

"It is not enough to be drawn by the will, you are drawn even by delight."

Virtue Today

"Examine all things; retain what is good."

Hope

"...at the very moment when the possibility of despairing is revealed to man in all its horror, the light of hope is diffused in the human heart..."

Communion

"Knowledge is the essential presupposition for communion."

Goodness

"...not only responds to this world of values, but is, so to speak, the reflection of the whole world of values in the person."

Veracity

"The humble person alone is really truthful"

Responsibility

"In lack of responsibility, in thoughtlessness, there is also evident lack of respect for reality..."

Responsibility

"In lack of responsibility, in thoughtlessness, there is also evident lack of respect for reality..."

Not a book to race through; one must read a chapter or less a day to meditate on it.

Faithfulness

"The deeper a love, the more it is pervaded by fidelity."

Reverence

Disposition to recognize something superior to one's arbitrary pleasure and will.