Know Yourself.

People expect us to behave in a certain way. Proportionate to our position, education. They want something different from the priest, something different from the mother, and something different from the teacher. A person learns to play various tasks. A person behaves differently at work, differently at home, and again differently at a party. However, our role is not the same. We often put on a mask. When they came to John the Baptist, they asked him. Are you the Messiah? John said. I am not the Messiah. I am not the one you think I am. The problem is that while John knew who he was, we do not. We consider ourselves to be different from what we are. I am a secret that came from God’s hand. Only  God knows the innermost self. A person is truly alone with themselves only when they are in the presence of God. We have to be what God created us to be. When we meet God, we meet ourselves. Many people, when someone criticizes them, say. I am already like that; you have to come to terms with it. On the contrary, that is not me. What I am in my essence cannot bother anyone. A person is beautiful when they are in God. As long as a person delves into their depth, it may happen that they will live their whole life in a religious illusion. He will have the feeling that he is living with God, while in fact, he will be living only with himself. He will feel that he hears the  Word of God, and yet only one’s desire will be heard. Knowing yourself is faithful Grace. And we must ask for this  Grace. In the Gospel, we see that many people changed their lives when they met Christ. Christ transforms people. Let’s remember Mary Magdalene and Zacchaeus; they became different people. We become ourselves if we truly encounter Christ. Then all the masks we put on will disappear. To learn to live with myself and with God, I need silence.

People often prefer to escape silence because they are uncomfortable with themselves. Silence is the first step to knowing yourself. A Trappist said. It is difficult for a modern person to be alone.  When he has time and opportunity, he turns on the radio or TV. Many people, when they start to pray to you. You have dozens of thoughts, wishes, and desires. But that’s all superficial. You need to learn to pray in silence.  And in that silence, we will discover what we are. A true Encounter with God can free us from our importance, worry, and overload. Teaches us true joy and contentment. Who desires nothing cannot grow. Pharisees have blocked themselves in their desires. Therefore, they could not grow spiritually. The desire for  God is the foundation of spiritual life.  Those who lack this desire cannot live spiritually.