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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>Monastics may be assigned a burdensome task or something th
 ey cannot do. If so\, they should\, with complete gentleness and obedience
 \, accept the order given them. Should they see\, however\, that the weigh
 t of the burden is altogether too much for their strength\, then they shou
 ld choose the appropriate moment and explain patiently to the prioress or 
 abbot the reasons why they cannot perform the task. This they ought to do 
 without pride\, obstinacy or refusal. If after the explanation the abbot o
 r prioress is still determined to hold to their original order\, then the 
 junior must recognize that this is best. Trusting in God's help\, they mus
 t in love obey.</i>\n\nAn old Jewish proverb teaches\, 'When you have no c
 hoice\, don't be afraid.' A modern saying argues\, 'There's no way out but
  through.' The straight and simple truth is that there are some things in 
 life that must be done\, even when we don't want to do them\, even when we
  believe we can't do them. Is the rule cruel on this point? Not if there i
 s any truth in experience at all. The reality is that we are often incapab
 le of assessing our own limits\, our real talents\, our true strength\, ou
 r necessary ordeals. If parents and teachers and employers and counselors 
 and prioresses somewhere hadn't insisted\, we would never have gone to col
 lege or stayed at the party or tried the work or met the person or begun t
 he project that\, eventually\, changed our lives and made us more than we 
 ever knew ourselves to be. Benedict understood clearly that the function o
 f leadership is to call us beyond ourselves\, to stretch us to our limits\
 , to turn the clay into breathless beauty. But\, first\, of course\, we ha
 ve to allow it to happen.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>Monastics may be assigned a burdensome task or something the
 y cannot do. If so\, they should\, with complete gentleness and obedience\
 , accept the order given them. Should they see\, however\, that the weight
  of the burden is altogether too much for their strength\, then they shoul
 d choose the appropriate moment and explain patiently to the prioress or a
 bbot the reasons why they cannot perform the task. This they ought to do w
 ithout pride\, obstinacy or refusal. If after the explanation the abbot or
  prioress is still determined to hold to their original order\, then the j
 unior must recognize that this is best. Trusting in God's help\, they must
  in love obey.</i>\n\nAn old Jewish proverb teaches\, 'When you have no ch
 oice\, don't be afraid.' A modern saying argues\, 'There's no way out but 
 through.' The straight and simple truth is that there are some things in l
 ife that must be done\, even when we don't want to do them\, even when we 
 believe we can't do them. Is the rule cruel on this point? Not if there is
  any truth in experience at all. The reality is that we are often incapabl
 e of assessing our own limits\, our real talents\, our true strength\, our
  necessary ordeals. If parents and teachers and employers and counselors a
 nd prioresses somewhere hadn't insisted\, we would never have gone to coll
 ege or stayed at the party or tried the work or met the person or begun th
 e project that\, eventually\, changed our lives and made us more than we e
 ver knew ourselves to be. Benedict understood clearly that the function of
  leadership is to call us beyond ourselves\, to stretch us to our limits\,
  to turn the clay into breathless beauty. But\, first\, of course\, we hav
 e to allow it to happen.
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