Archbishop Makarios of Australia to the young people: “pay attention to your life and do not to waste it unjustly”
The paternal request to pay attention to their lives and “not to waste it unjustly” is addressed to the young men and women by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, focusing on a phenomenon of our time, where young people make many relationships without being led into the communion of marriage.
His Eminence distinguishes that this particular phenomenon “As much as it may seem to be typical and normal and natural, it does not cease from being painful”. That is why he accompanies his message to the youth with useful advice that will prevent the risk of being hurt or hurt others, while at the same time encouraging them to have marriage and the church as their destination in their thoughts.
The following is the entire message of Archbishop Makarios, as posted on the Instagram social networking platform:
In our times, we have the phenomenon of many relationships. Young people start a new relationship. They then end this relationship and move onto another one. This one also breaks down, and they go into a further one, and so on.
As much as this phenomenon may seem to be typical and normal and natural, it does not cease from being painful. The hearts of our young people receive their first wounds from relationships which they create and end. These begin and end, and they never lead to the Church.
I urge our young people to pay attention to their life and not to waste it unjustly.
If someone leaves from your life, respect their choice.
If someone does not wish to be with you, let them leave.
Do not send them endless messages.
Do not write letters trying to explain the reasons.
You need to accept that some people simply do not want to be with you.
And at certain times you should see this as an act of kindness on the part of God.
And however difficult this may be, make every attempt to be at peace and to pray.
Make every attempt to learn from the mistakes of the past.
And in the next attempt that you will make, always have the destination of this relationship in your mind, which will reach its ultimate end in marriage and in the Church.
And in whatever future endeavours you embark upon do not focus and rely on biological or social needs.
