Anabelle has a regular practice of going through her things and stuff and throwing away the old, the worn-out and the unnecessary. On the spiritual side, this activity of hers is a good practice in learning detachment and living a life of simplicity. On the practical side, this allows room for other newer, better and needed things and stuff to come in.
Indeed, if one had a lot of good or precious things coming; wouldn’t he make room for the treasure coming into his life? If one’s life is filled and cluttered with material things, how can one receive spiritual blessings?
This making room and this emptying in expectation of better and greater things is part of man’s capacity for hope. It is a great lesson to learn how to cherish the present moment for it is really the only time we have. Yet at the same time, we realize we don’t just live for the moment. Man is able to postpone some present satisfaction for some greater happiness in the future. We are able to sacrifice a bit of today for something better tomorrow. Man saves now so he can enjoy with greater pleasure later.
Only man can hope. Animals do not. They live entirely by instincts. And it is this capacity to hope that man has established his dominion over creation. Through the resurrection, Christ taught us to make our hopes outrageously high. If we are burdened by tears and sorrow, Christ held out to us the hope for eternal happiness. If we are living in darkness or have lost our way, Christ taught us how to hope for his perpetual light to guide us. If we are stricken or paralyzed by the fear of dead, Christ rose from the dead and gave us hope for the fullness of life in eternity.
Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb,
fearful yet overjoyed,
and ran to announce the news to his disciples.
And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them.
They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid.
Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see me.”
Matthew 28:8-10
Thats a good habit and practice Vern, in our province a lot of people including my old relatives dont want to throw away old things thinking that it might be useful in the future,,,typical Hoarder, thats why their surroundings is a mess.