Ancient Wisdom from the Desert
October 15, 2006
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In Scetis, a brother went to see Abba Moses and begged him for a word. And the old man said: Go and sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything.
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Maybe if this old man were living today, he might say, "Go and sit on your cell; your cell won't teach you everything you need to know."
In Christ,
Mark
Posted by: Mark | October 17, 2006 at 07:47 AM
Mark,
??? Cell-phone ???Forgive my ignorance. I'm curious.
Posted by: Chris | October 17, 2006 at 05:11 PM
Sorry for confusion. A little play on words. Sit on your cell-(phone) would be correct. Cell-phones seem a little anti-monastic.
In Christ,
Posted by: Mark | October 18, 2006 at 12:42 PM
Is this sort of like saying, "Wherever you are, there you are"?
Posted by: CaliforniaTeacherGuy | October 18, 2006 at 04:09 PM
I think the story speaks to the value of silence and freedom from the compulsions that seek our affections daily. There is much wisdom in that, especially in today's noisy, trivial culture where everyone seems to have an answer for everything.
John
PS, nice blog.
Posted by: John Sanitc | October 19, 2006 at 11:05 AM