" . . . the present, even if it is arduous, can be lived and accepted if it leads towards a goal, if we can be sure of this goal, and if this goal is great enough to justify the effort of the journey."
Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi 1.
Do I believe this?
Do I really believe this?
How do I show it by how I live? (aka: Do I live as though this were true?)
"How quickly we fall back from nothing to nothing." ibid 2