Saintly What?!
Are our saints mad? Take Mother Theresa, for instance, who used to say she did not see the dying child or old man or woman in her arms but Jesus! A truly compassionate person would see the person in his or her arms, not Jesus. Why is this so? Is it because ideology gets in the way and distorts reality? Why is she helping the poor if she cannot see the dying child or man or woman in her arms? Bizarre! Madness is madness, saintly or otherwise. The founder of Opus Dei wrote in his book of aphorisms that if you do good deeds you will be rewarded sixty or so times (I can't remember the exact number). He goes on to ask, Isn't this a good deal?! I ask, Is this religiousness or business? Are these so-called Saints more greedy than the most diehard businessman? Goa's Ali Baba and the forty thieves are only asking for as much as they can lay their two slimy hands on - in this world. They are not asking for an eternal reward! Anyway, have fun, it is Sunday after all.
