Every moment can be for us a time to learn and grow, and every experience can be an enriching learning occasion. The four days that I spent recently at an abbey turned out to be immensely valuable in terms of life-lessons for me. It is truly amazing how much one can learn in such a short span of time! In this article, I would like to share two major life-lessons that I gained from my stay in the abbey. The first of these is: Be joyfully content with where you are at present.

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By Niggy Binkles Dolly and Chins lived in Folkwood Apartments, in a big city. The kids, brother and sister, loved animals, birds, trees—in other words, Nature in general. It was time for the children’s summer holidays. Now that they didn’t have to go to school, they spent a good part of their day watching the garden below from their bedroom window. They were able to observe squirrels scampering in the trees and birds, like robins, kites, crows, and pigeons. Once in a while,

This strange Earthly show: Come, see, and then go! That's for us all there is In this grand drama of His!