Thomas Merton Quote

Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which... are just the opposite of what we were made for?

No Man is an Island (ed. Shambhala Publications, 2005) - ISBN: 9781590302538

Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time...

Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time...

Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time...

Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time...