Preface
Every man is a wayfarer travelling to his final destination. When you reach yours, you will have succeeded. In the title of this book I mention victory; I hope you get some ideas from this book that will help you to reach that destination. But real victory or success has nothing to do with material achievements: what you gain in life or accomplish yourself. Success is what you do for others, what you do for God.
I allude to a path in the title of the book. You don’t accomplish your mission in life by just turning on a switch; you don’t succeed by merely making the right decision once in your life time. That is the mistake of those who choose-Jesus-as-my Savior and forget about him or their neighbor afterward, of those worried about choosing the right husband or wife, or professional orientation as if were the end of their struggle. Victory is at the top of a tall building. And there is no elevator to victory; you will have to take the stairs, step by step.
The victory you try to get will come only after a path. You will find difficulties, but remember, in this life, like in sports, one loss does not make a season. You must go along a long drive strewn with hopes and fears, satisfactions and disappointments, joys and suffering. You will tread that path going through each of these elements. Yet, you must set your eyes in the final goal, reject any sadness resulting from these hardships, and continue fighting. When you do that, you are living the virtue of patience.
Everybody goes through bad times in life. Some end up bitter, you, with patience, should get better.
You will find in this book guidance from many persons who went (or are still going) through obstacles similar to yours. Their suggestions and encouragement will help you to go on, without hurry, without pause, without flagging down in the struggle to reach your destination.
This is not a book to be read through once; it is to be taken over and over again. It is a book for daily reflective and meditative prayer. It is a daily companion that will support your effort to acquire solid virtue.
But first invoke the Holy Spirit. Ask him to make you understand his words, notice his touches, and follow his mysterious ways. Then read, reflect, move on, and continue your conversation with God daily.
At the end you may see light, and that light will lead you to God who is Truth and Love.
I allude to a path in the title of the book. You don’t accomplish your mission in life by just turning on a switch; you don’t succeed by merely making the right decision once in your life time. That is the mistake of those who choose-Jesus-as-my Savior and forget about him or their neighbor afterward, of those worried about choosing the right husband or wife, or professional orientation as if were the end of their struggle. Victory is at the top of a tall building. And there is no elevator to victory; you will have to take the stairs, step by step.
The victory you try to get will come only after a path. You will find difficulties, but remember, in this life, like in sports, one loss does not make a season. You must go along a long drive strewn with hopes and fears, satisfactions and disappointments, joys and suffering. You will tread that path going through each of these elements. Yet, you must set your eyes in the final goal, reject any sadness resulting from these hardships, and continue fighting. When you do that, you are living the virtue of patience.
Everybody goes through bad times in life. Some end up bitter, you, with patience, should get better.
You will find in this book guidance from many persons who went (or are still going) through obstacles similar to yours. Their suggestions and encouragement will help you to go on, without hurry, without pause, without flagging down in the struggle to reach your destination.
This is not a book to be read through once; it is to be taken over and over again. It is a book for daily reflective and meditative prayer. It is a daily companion that will support your effort to acquire solid virtue.
But first invoke the Holy Spirit. Ask him to make you understand his words, notice his touches, and follow his mysterious ways. Then read, reflect, move on, and continue your conversation with God daily.
At the end you may see light, and that light will lead you to God who is Truth and Love.