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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>Although human nature itself is inclined to be compassionat
 e toward the elderly and the young\, the authority of the rule should also
  provide for them. Since their lack of strength must always be taken into 
 account\, they should certainly not be required to follow the strictness o
 f the rule with regard to food\, but should be treated with kindly conside
 ration and allowed to eat before the regular hours.</i>\n\nThere are two a
 ges of life that lack the energy of the prime: youth and old age. Both\, B
 enedict implies\, have something to give us provided that we give them som
 ething as well. It is a vital lesson. People do not become useless simply 
 because they do not have the strength or stamina of middle age. Life is a 
 series of phases\, each of them important\, all of them worthwhile. Nothin
 g must ever deter that\, not even religious rigor or pious fervor. Fasting
  is good for the soul but if it takes too much from the body of the old or
  the young\, it ceases to be an expectation or a virtue. Prayer at the pro
 per hours is good for the spiritual memory of life but if it taxes the phy
 sical energy beyond the bearable\, then those times are to be 'anticipated
 \,' adjusted\, changed for the person rather than destroy the person for t
 he sake of the prayer. Exceptions are the way of life and when they are no
 t\, something is wrong with life itself\, Benedict reasons. Benedict build
 s compassion right into the Rule so that oppression in the name of God wil
 l not become a monastic sin. It is a sobering thought\, this commitment to
  moderation and good sense\, for people who set out to make the spiritual 
 life central to their own.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>Although human nature itself is inclined to be compassionate
  toward the elderly and the young\, the authority of the rule should also 
 provide for them. Since their lack of strength must always be taken into a
 ccount\, they should certainly not be required to follow the strictness of
  the rule with regard to food\, but should be treated with kindly consider
 ation and allowed to eat before the regular hours.</i>\n\nThere are two ag
 es of life that lack the energy of the prime: youth and old age. Both\, Be
 nedict implies\, have something to give us provided that we give them some
 thing as well. It is a vital lesson. People do not become useless simply b
 ecause they do not have the strength or stamina of middle age. Life is a s
 eries of phases\, each of them important\, all of them worthwhile. Nothing
  must ever deter that\, not even religious rigor or pious fervor. Fasting 
 is good for the soul but if it takes too much from the body of the old or 
 the young\, it ceases to be an expectation or a virtue. Prayer at the prop
 er hours is good for the spiritual memory of life but if it taxes the phys
 ical energy beyond the bearable\, then those times are to be 'anticipated\
 ,' adjusted\, changed for the person rather than destroy the person for th
 e sake of the prayer. Exceptions are the way of life and when they are not
 \, something is wrong with life itself\, Benedict reasons. Benedict builds
  compassion right into the Rule so that oppression in the name of God will
  not become a monastic sin. It is a sobering thought\, this commitment to 
 moderation and good sense\, for people who set out to make the spiritual l
 ife central to their own.
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LOCATION:Chapter 37
SUMMARY:The Elderly and the Young
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