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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>The younger monastics\, then\, must respect their elders\, 
 and the elders must love their juniors. When they address one another\, no
  one should be allowed to do so simply by name: rather\, the elders call t
 he younger 'sister' or 'brother' and the younger members call their elders
  'nonna' or 'nonnus' which is translated as 'venerable one.' But the abbot
  and prioress\, because we believe that they hold the place of Christ\, ar
 e to be called 'abbot' or 'prioress' not for any claim of their own\, but 
 out of honor and love for Christ. They for their part\, must reflect on th
 is and in their behavior show themselves worthy of such honor.\n\nWherever
  members meet\, the junior asks the elder for a blessing. When older membe
 rs come by\, the younger ones rise and offers them a seat\, and do not pre
 sume to sit down unless the older bids them. In this way\, they do what th
 e words of scripture say: 'They should each try to be the first to show re
 spect for the other (Rom 12:10).'\n\nIn the oratory and at table\, the you
 ng are kept in rank and under discipline. Outside or anywhere else\, they 
 should be supervised and controlled until they are old enough to be respon
 sible.</i>\n\nThis paragraph is clearly about the place of respect\, exper
 ience and wisdom in life. Obviously\, the chapter on rank is not meant to 
 grind the community down to its least common denominator. It is not meant 
 to diminish in us the natural respect that differences should bring. Quite
  the opposite\, in fact. This chapter is meant to freshen our eyes so that
  we can see all the gifts of the human community clearly: the gifts of old
  peasant farmers and the gifts of young artists\, the gifts of young think
 ers and the gifts of old keepers of the monastery door. Age\, the Rule tea
 ches\, does not give us the right to dismiss the values of the young as if
  they were useless. Social class does not give us the right to overlook th
 e insights of the poor. Education does not give us the right to snub the n
 eeds of the simple. We are to call one another by titles of love and respe
 ct. We are to care for the needs of the elderly\, no matter our own needs 
 or rank or station. We are to teach what we know so that the next generati
 on grows in good air.\n\nOnce upon a time\, the Zen masters teach\, wealth
 y donors invited Master Ikkyu to a banquet. The Master arrived there dress
 ed in beggar's robes. His host\, not recognizing him in this garb\, hustle
 d him away: 'We cannot have you here at the doorstep. We are expecting the
  famous Master Ikkyu any moment.' The Master went home\, changed into his 
 ceremonial robe of purple brocade\, and again presented himself at his hos
 t's doorstep where he was received with great respect and ushered into the
  banquet room. There\, he took off his stiff robe\, sat it upright at the 
 dinner table and said\, 'I presume that it is my robe you have invited sin
 ce when I first arrived without it a little while ago\, you showed me away
 .' In Benedictine spirituality reverence for the other based on the spark 
 of the divine that is in us all is a gift to be given to a century alive w
 ith distinctions it will not admit and an insight into the sacred\, scarre
 d and bleeding\, which it does not see.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>The younger monastics\, then\, must respect their elders\, a
 nd the elders must love their juniors. When they address one another\, no 
 one should be allowed to do so simply by name: rather\, the elders call th
 e younger 'sister' or 'brother' and the younger members call their elders 
 'nonna' or 'nonnus' which is translated as 'venerable one.' But the abbot 
 and prioress\, because we believe that they hold the place of Christ\, are
  to be called 'abbot' or 'prioress' not for any claim of their own\, but o
 ut of honor and love for Christ. They for their part\, must reflect on thi
 s and in their behavior show themselves worthy of such honor.\n\nWherever 
 members meet\, the junior asks the elder for a blessing. When older member
 s come by\, the younger ones rise and offers them a seat\, and do not pres
 ume to sit down unless the older bids them. In this way\, they do what the
  words of scripture say: 'They should each try to be the first to show res
 pect for the other (Rom 12:10).'\n\nIn the oratory and at table\, the youn
 g are kept in rank and under discipline. Outside or anywhere else\, they s
 hould be supervised and controlled until they are old enough to be respons
 ible.</i>\n\nThis paragraph is clearly about the place of respect\, experi
 ence and wisdom in life. Obviously\, the chapter on rank is not meant to g
 rind the community down to its least common denominator. It is not meant t
 o diminish in us the natural respect that differences should bring. Quite 
 the opposite\, in fact. This chapter is meant to freshen our eyes so that 
 we can see all the gifts of the human community clearly: the gifts of old 
 peasant farmers and the gifts of young artists\, the gifts of young thinke
 rs and the gifts of old keepers of the monastery door. Age\, the Rule teac
 hes\, does not give us the right to dismiss the values of the young as if 
 they were useless. Social class does not give us the right to overlook the
  insights of the poor. Education does not give us the right to snub the ne
 eds of the simple. We are to call one another by titles of love and respec
 t. We are to care for the needs of the elderly\, no matter our own needs o
 r rank or station. We are to teach what we know so that the next generatio
 n grows in good air.\n\nOnce upon a time\, the Zen masters teach\, wealthy
  donors invited Master Ikkyu to a banquet. The Master arrived there dresse
 d in beggar's robes. His host\, not recognizing him in this garb\, hustled
  him away: 'We cannot have you here at the doorstep. We are expecting the 
 famous Master Ikkyu any moment.' The Master went home\, changed into his c
 eremonial robe of purple brocade\, and again presented himself at his host
 's doorstep where he was received with great respect and ushered into the 
 banquet room. There\, he took off his stiff robe\, sat it upright at the d
 inner table and said\, 'I presume that it is my robe you have invited sinc
 e when I first arrived without it a little while ago\, you showed me away.
 ' In Benedictine spirituality reverence for the other based on the spark o
 f the divine that is in us all is a gift to be given to a century alive wi
 th distinctions it will not admit and an insight into the sacred\, scarred
  and bleeding\, which it does not see.
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