Pope Francis: ".... Let me tell you that one can never dream too much. One of the big
problems people have today, including so many young people, is that they
have lost their ability to dream. They don’t dream, either much or
little. When someone does not dream, when a young person does not dream,
that empty space gets filled with complaints and a sense of
hopelessness or sadness. “We can leave that to those who worship the
‘goddess of lament’… She is a false goddess: she makes you take the
wrong road. When everything seems to be standing still and stagnant,
when our personal issues trouble us, and social problems do not meet
with the right responses, it does no good to give up” (Christus Vivit,
141). This is why, dear Liridona, dear friends, a person can never,
never dream too much. Try to think of your greatest dreams, like
Liridona’s dream – do you remember it? To give hope to a weary world,
together with others, both Christians and Muslims. This is certainly a
very fine dream. She didn’t think about little things, “on the ground
level”, but she dreamed in a big way and you, young people, should dream
big.....
“Our best dreams are only attained through hope, patience and
commitment, and not in haste, like these artisans. At the same time, we
should not be hesitant, afraid to take chances or make mistakes. No, do
not be afraid. Rather, we should fear experiencing the paralysis of the
living dead, who have no life because they are afraid to take risks. And
young people who do not take risks are dead. Some don’t want to take
risks because they don’t want to persevere in their commitments or they
fear making mistakes. Even if you make mistakes, you can always get up
and start over, for no one has the right to rob you of hope” (cf. Christus Vivit,
142). Don’t allow yourselves to be robbed of hope. Dear young people,
don’t be afraid to become artisans of dreams and of hope! Agreed?
“Certainly, as members of the Church, we should not stand apart from
others. All should regard us as friends and neighbours, like the
apostles, who, as the Bible says, ‘enjoyed the good will of all the
people’ (Acts 2:47; cf. 4:21.33; 5:13). Yet at the same time we
must dare to be different, to point to ideals other than those of this
world, testifying to the beauty of generosity, service, purity,
perseverance, forgiveness, fidelity to our personal vocation, the beauty
of prayer, the pursuit of justice and the common good, the beauty of
love for the poor, and social friendship” (ibid., 36)”..... "
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