15 June, 2013
Yes and No... it is easy to differentiate them! White and Black it is simple to contrast them! But what about the shades that lie between them; that is where the whole play takes place. And that is exactly against which Jesus speaks today. For sure, no one would say an 'yes' and a 'no' together. But it is quite convenient to say an 'yes' and add a few shades to it; its easier to say a 'no' and add a few other shades to it. Compromise... that is what we are warned against today. Any compromise is a fall already. A fall, known by the name 'fall', is more acceptable than a fall that is justified, or explained away or rationalised... at this stage it becomes a hypocrisy. The quality of not compromising, the decision to stay clear of all hypocrisy is known as INTEGRITY. I am an integral person, when my yes means an yes, and my no means a no! The easiest way to remain integral, is to be moved by the love of Christ - the love of Christ urges us, declares St. Paul! It is that love, out of which the Lord who was innocent and pure, died for me a creature so sullied and small. May that love, the sacrificing love, the unconditional love, urge me to be sincere, truthful, righteous, virtuous, in short, an Integral person!