We Salesians at Chertsey are really a varied lot. Not only at table do our food habits not match, but also with regard to our daily personal schedule. Just like our preferences for food are totally different from one another, so too are our working styles - at least, time-wise.
One among us is a vegan, another takes only fish. One does not touch fish, eating only meat (vegetables are not for his plate!). Then there is one who is allergic to garlic. Another who does not like smoked meat - he says, it makes him wonder if the meat is cooked! So one can imagine Katie's menu planning!
Similar to that variegated food habits are our working schedules too. As a community we have our morning prayers and Mass at 6.45 am and evening meal at 6. So everyone is present for those, meticulously - with the exception of myself! But for the rest, each one lives on a different time zone. One among us wakes up at 4 in the morning. A couple of us are late risers. Two get up punctually at 6 in the morning, come what may. But when it comes to hitting bed at night, I am one of the last ones. For one, the world ends when the clock shows 9 pm (and that's not the earlies riser!). Another has a meal sometime past 11 pm. So one might as well find someone or the other awake at any time of the day - or night!
And how many are we totally? In the house 7 of us! We might as well be living in different continents of the world (as it is, by birth we are from 6 different countries!). Yet the Salesian family spirit that binds us helps us discover and nourish a thousand ways to keep united and connected.
One among us is a vegan, another takes only fish. One does not touch fish, eating only meat (vegetables are not for his plate!). Then there is one who is allergic to garlic. Another who does not like smoked meat - he says, it makes him wonder if the meat is cooked! So one can imagine Katie's menu planning!
Similar to that variegated food habits are our working schedules too. As a community we have our morning prayers and Mass at 6.45 am and evening meal at 6. So everyone is present for those, meticulously - with the exception of myself! But for the rest, each one lives on a different time zone. One among us wakes up at 4 in the morning. A couple of us are late risers. Two get up punctually at 6 in the morning, come what may. But when it comes to hitting bed at night, I am one of the last ones. For one, the world ends when the clock shows 9 pm (and that's not the earlies riser!). Another has a meal sometime past 11 pm. So one might as well find someone or the other awake at any time of the day - or night!
And how many are we totally? In the house 7 of us! We might as well be living in different continents of the world (as it is, by birth we are from 6 different countries!). Yet the Salesian family spirit that binds us helps us discover and nourish a thousand ways to keep united and connected.
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