"In truth I tell you that when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you liked, but when you get old you will hold your hands out and someone else will take you where you do not want to go."
No Peter, do not let yourself be influenced by desires, fears or human interests. Some will blame you for acting too human, others will accuse your intolerance, your opportunism. Let them say, "You, follow me!" Just me, so that your brothers do not get lost and your behavior serves them as a model. When you asked me, I promised you would follow me later where I was going, and it is true, later, when you have aged, you will open your arms wide to die like me.
Like Peter, the more we move forward in age, the more we go where we do not want to go: someone takes us, leads us, binds us to duties we would not have chosen, and helps us lead, despite us, a christian life. Didn't we dream of independence and emancipation when we were young? But experience only yielded us bitterness and sadness, and now, victims of our indiscipline, we extend our hands to be guided by a Master much better than us.
"En veritat et dic que quan eres jove, et cenyies tu mateix i anaves on volies, però quan envelleixis estendràs les teves mans i un altre et portarà on tu no vols anar".
No Peter, do not let yourself be influenced by desires, fears or human interests. Some will blame you for acting too human, others will accuse your intolerance, your opportunism. Let them say, "You, follow me!" Just me, so that your brothers do not get lost and your behavior serves them as a model. When you asked me, I promised you would follow me later where I was going, and it is true, later, when you have aged, you will open your arms wide to die like me.
Like Peter, the more we move forward in age, the more we go where we do not want to go: someone takes us, leads us, binds us to duties we would not have chosen, and helps us lead, despite us, a christian life. Didn't we dream of independence and emancipation when we were young? But experience only yielded us bitterness and sadness, and now, victims of our indiscipline, we extend our hands to be guided by a Master much better than us.
"En veritat et dic que quan eres jove, et cenyies tu mateix i anaves on volies, però quan envelleixis estendràs les teves mans i un altre et portarà on tu no vols anar".
No Pere, no et deixis influenciar pels desigs, temors o interessos humans. Uns t'atribuiran mires humanes; altres et retreuran la teva intolerància, el teu oportunisme. Deixa'ls dir, " Tu, segueix-me!" , només a mi, perquè així els teus germans no s'extraviïn i la teva conducta els serveixi de model. Quan m'ho vas suplicar jo et vaig prometre que em seguiries més tard on jo anava, i és cert, més tard, quan envelleixis, estendràs els braços per morir com Jo.
Com Pere, a mesura que avancem en edat, cada vegada més anem on no volem: algú ens pren, ens condueix, ens vincula a deures que no hauríem escollit i ens porta a menar, malgrat nosaltres, una vida més cristiana. ¿No somniàvem amb independència, emancipació quan érem joves? Però l'experiència només ens va proporcionar amargura i tristesa: i ara, víctimes de la nostra indisciplina, cada vegada més, estenem les mans per deixar-nos guiar per un Mestre millor que nosaltres.
(Georges Chevrot: Simón Pedro, p.303, Patmos)
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