On the 19th of November, 2023, I had the privilege of walking with my beloved Dad in the healing forest in Brok. The weather was a chilly 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), but the warmth of our shared experience far outweighed the cold.
How happy I was I could walk with my beloved Father among such fabulous winter scenery. Heavy snow was on the 17th of November, and the snowy scenery will probably last until the next few days. In today’s text, I want to stress that I walked for ~ about 2 hours wearing the www.adammazek.com t-shirt. I was simply happy. Did I feel cold? Yes, I must admit I felt it. My fingers were frozen. Still, I felt tremendous joy, even if I knew we were not born for convenience, well-being, and fortune. Is feeling a cold a convenience? Undoubtedly, it is not. Comfort is when one sits opposite the warming fireplace, eats chips, and watches TV. I know many people desire to live like that. Still, I am not one of them.
The older I am, the more I try not to subordinate my life to material things.
Material things, with money at the forefront, cannot influence my level of happiness and well-being. It is not the case that I want to get rid of my money, books, etc. No. The point is that I want to be happy and accept what faith brings me, no matter how much money I have in my bank account or how many books I have. Back to convenience, I also want to stress that walking in summer clothes while it was 0 degrees Celsius is an inconvenience. It helps me to remember that one’s life is not composed only of comfort. By recognizing this and that pain, uncertainty, and death are the only things we can be assured of, I want to leave you, my Dear Friend, with these reassuring thoughts of acceptance.
