In today's Gospel passage about the "Rich young man", I cannot help but see in him the face of many young people.
Young people have such great desire to find their life's purpose. They engage in pursuits that they think will help them find that greatly desired but seemingly elusive purpose, that "polar star" that will orient their life.
It is not easy to see the Polar star when there are other equally, or even brighter stars that catch our attention.
Perhaps, we adults, are also at fault. Young people don't, or rarely, see in us people who have found the Polar star, that purpose that drives us to embrace a journey that is often characterized by solitude and the leaving aside of all our securities.
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