“Assuredly, when we have found such wealth in heaven, we may well grieve to have sought after poor passing pleasures here on earth.” – Jerome, Letters
We will never know if this quote is true or not due to the fact that no one can ever speak to us from heaven, if there even is one. Yes, the latter part of the quote is true, because in life all of us contemplate poor decisions and/or wasted valuable time. We may not realize that these things were “poor passing pleasures” until we are of old age. This usually happens because we become more experienced and wiser as we grow older. We do grieve over wasting valuable time in life. For example, when people are very old, they often say “I wish I hadn’t done this/ I wish I could have done this,” meaning that they wasted valuable time on something that wasn’t of value, or they did not give time to what was of value in retrospect. The second thing this quote is saying is that the things we have on earth are only of temporary value. Even if they are pleasurable for a certain amount of time, we will never find true and permanent happiness until we reach heaven or a higher degree of life, if there really is one.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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This quote jumped out at me because I often think in a similar light. I rarely see the importance of or get motivated by life's simple tasks, but when I'm older I might look back with regret upon not taking them seriously. I always think there is something greater in my future, but when my time is done will this be the case or will there be a letdown?
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