I want a lasting experience with God. Sometimes I feel like I understand the divinity of this world, but then I lose it because I get distracted by my petty desires and fears. I want to be with God all the time, but I don't want to be a monk, or totally give up worldly pleasures. I guess what I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights, but aslo devote myself to God. Worldly enjoyment and divine transendence- the dual glories of human life.
Elizabeth Gilbert
-an excerpt from Eat. Pray. Love.
