"We must slow down to a human tempo
and we'll begin to have time to listen."
An hour or so later, I received a terrific email from one of my spiritual mentors, Father Alexei at Georgetown. Father Alexei related a great story that I want to share ...
In the deep jungles of Africa, a traveler was making a long trek. Coolies had been engaged from a tribe to carry the loads. The first day they marched rapidly and went far. the traveler had high hopes of a speedy journey. But the second morning, these jungle tribesmen refused to move. For some strange reason, they just sat and rested.
On inquiry as to the reason for this strange behavior, the traveler was informed that they had gone too fast the first day, and that they were now waiting for their souls to catch up with their bodies.
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