VOTURILE MONAHALE ÎN LUMEA CONTEMPORANĂ
MONASTIC VOWS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

Summary/Abstract: The question which concern in a lot of people’s minds “Why would someone join monasticism ?” is absolutely normal; for anyone would be surprised when seemingly educated healthy individuals give up their family, friends, success, and everyday comforts to live in solitude, hardship, anonymity, and generally a life full of shortages. This is the question our article is trying to answer using analytical and comparative methods. So that, I intend to highlight the beauty and weight of such a decision, and to thoroughly explore and explain what we know as monachal values and how contemporary friars abide by them, as well as the world’s perception of the conventual life. People try to justify this shift in livelihood through a series of apparently rational answers, which do not necessarily reflect reality. Therefore, some think a person decides to join monastic life after a shocking event which led to self-doubt, or due to hopelessness. They might even consider he who desires such a path a deserter from life’s responsibilities and duties that were too much to bear. However, those who come to such conclusions, overlook the fact that friars do not lead a quiet and care-free life in the convent; quite the opposite - by leaving their former life behind, they are in the frontline of the spiritual warfare.

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