Life is filled with the devotees of frivolity, who look upon seriousness as a type of wretched gloom. They are like the 'wise' squanderers, who pity the 'foolish' savers. They laugh when they should weep, for sin means little to them, and virtue in their eyes is just a necessary evil. Their strength is that of the reed, and when the wind blows they break. How different their opposites! Threats and tortures move not the serious, of whom Jesus said: "You will stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them." They have the interior command which withstands the worst onslaughts of the exterior forces. They are like mountains in the midst of storms.
"Take heed to yourselves," cautioned our Savior, "lest your hearts be overburdened with self-indulgence and drunkenness and the cares of this life." Let us hearken to Him!
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