No repentance is required

Hand. Taylor is a priest in Manhattan, New York.

On that day, a patient in the parish hospital was dying, and he was asked to preside over the dying confession. When he arrived at the hospital, he heard the words: "Merciful God! I love to sing, music is my life, and my desire is to sing all over America. As a black man, I fulfilled this wish, and I had nothing to repent of. Now I just want to say, thank you, you made my life a pleasant one and allowed me to feed my 6 children with my singing voice. Now my life is coming to an end, but I die without regrets. Now I just want you to tell my children to do what they love to do, their fathers will be proud of them. ”

A wandering singer, on his deathbed, was very surprised to Father Taylor, because all the belongings of this black singer were a guitar. His job was to put the hat on the ground everywhere he went and start singing. For 40 years, he was so intoxicated that he infected his listeners with his desolate Western songs in exchange for the reward he deserved.

The black man's words reminded the priest of a dying confession he had presided over 5 years earlier. It was a rich man, living in the Richs District, and his confession was similar to that of this black tramp. He told the priest: "I love racing, I grew up studying them, improving them, running them, never leaving them in my life. This kind of life, which is inseparable from work, leisure and interest, makes me very satisfied, and I have made a lot of money from it, and I have nothing to repent of. ”

The experiences of the day and the memories of the rich man made Father Taylor ponder.

The Great Philosophy: How should people spend their lives without leaving regrets? I think maybe it's enough to do two things: first, do what you like to do; second, find a way to make money from it. In this way, you will be a rich person, both materially and spiritually.