Gradually we are made aware that nothing but God will satisfy our ineffable thirst and hunger.
You know, Nixon studied the cool guys in high school to see how it was done. And he would pick up these little tricks. They were fake in the sense he wasn’t a naturally, he wasn’t Jack Kennedy who was kind of naturally graceful. But Nixon would study people, and one of the things he told Garment was just, you know, always walk like you belong. Don’t come early to the party, and make an entrance.
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The terrible truth is that we cannot will ourselves to an escape on our own.
Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, 12th Edition, David,
The longing for liberation is just one of the design elements built or hardwired into life forms. Most people, experiencing this subsensible tidal yearning, try to fill it with possessions, experiences, relationships, and so on. But God so designed life that nothing will satisfy it except the return to God. We go through life endlessly acquiring, enjoying and casting aside, ever unsatisfied, in an endless cycle of desire. This develops discrimination in us. Gradually we are made aware that nothing but God will satisfy our ineffable thirst and hunger. Then we develop detachment. At that point we cease to be prodigal children and begin our return to the Father, who welcomes us with open arms.
