Do better rules of life make us happier? There are not as many monks and nuns today as in the past. But some say we still have a lot to learn from them.
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'We need to live more like monks and nuns'
Do better rules of life make us happier? There are not as many monks and nuns today as in the past. But some say we still have a lot to learn from them.
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It was only 12 January, and Laura had just eaten the last of the chocolates in the box. She had already failed her New Year goal of giving up sweets. What a disaster!
This is a problem many people face. Now, writer Tish Harrison Warren has found a new role modelSomebody you can look up to for inspiration. : monks and nuns.
After learning about their lives, she has made a new "rule of life". It is a way to think about how you spend your time and what kind of person you want to be.
The most famous rule of life is a list of rules for monks called the Rule of St BenedictAn Italian Christian monk and writer who wrote the Rule of St Benedict, a set of rules for monks to follow, in 516.. He told monks what to wear and when to praySpeak to God or a god and give thanks or ask for help. .
Today, Harrison Warren turns off her phone and computer instead of praying.
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Everyone has a rule of life. But some say that most people's ways of living do not make them happy.
Do better rules of life make us happier?
Yes! Finding better rules of life can help you find simple and easy steps to making small changes in your life. These will help make you happier.
No! We cannot be too strictHarsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly. . Having fewer rules, not more, is the way to be happy. Not everyone can live like a monk.
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Keywords
Role model - Somebody you can look up to for inspiration.
St Benedict - An Italian Christian monk and writer who wrote the Rule of St Benedict, a set of rules for monks to follow, in 516.
Pray - Speak to God or a god and give thanks or ask for help.
Strict - Harsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly.
‘We need to live more like monks and nuns’
Slam-dunk monk: Thomas Merton has been called the Catholic equivalent of Mahatma Gandhi. Glossary
Role model - Somebody you can look up to for inspiration.
St Benedict - An Italian Christian monk and writer who wrote the Rule of St Benedict, a set of rules for monks to follow, in 516.
Pray - Speak to God or a god and give thanks or ask for help.
Strict - Harsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly.