Contempt + Gratitude | Hannah Arendt

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Sound advice from those who have lived the badness of the Totalitarian life; more gratitude...an appreciation for the good things of our live...return to simplicity/moderation. And then there's the all-important, albeit oh-so-difficult "God's will be done...." Our lives must echo Elder Thaddeus -- "“He who lives according to God’s will has no worries. When he needs something, he simply prays for it. If he does not receive that which he asked for, he is joyful as though he had received it. A soul that has given itself over to God has no fear of anything, not even robbers, sickness, or death. Whatever happens, such a soul always cries, ‘It was the will of God’.”