Fr Peter arrived at Chertsey on Tuesday evening, after a fortnight at home in Slovakia. I picked him up at the airport. When we reached home from the airport he wanted to put some things he brought from home in the fridge. As I helped him I noticed, half his suitcase was filled with snacks - varieties of them, in abundance! And he generously unloaded it all in the kitchen. The last time he returned from home, it was the same.
That's typical of people from the rural areas, especially a mother - generous and in abundance! Most of those from the urban areas don't sufficiently understand and appreciate this gesture. All that hard work, forethought, and love, especially for people she has never met, seen or known... She knows that her son will never manage to eat all of that stuff, all by himself, even if he gorged on them alone for a month! It is her generosity and love, not just for her son but for all those whom the son loves.
That's typical of people from the rural areas, especially a mother - generous and in abundance! Most of those from the urban areas don't sufficiently understand and appreciate this gesture. All that hard work, forethought, and love, especially for people she has never met, seen or known... She knows that her son will never manage to eat all of that stuff, all by himself, even if he gorged on them alone for a month! It is her generosity and love, not just for her son but for all those whom the son loves.
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