A Recollection is a term commonly used in the Catholic
Christian Tradition when Religious (Priest, Nuns, Brothers) took time for a
day, a week end, a week or even a month, to be silent, pray and reflect on how
their interior life was going on. Today in the Corporate world too, some
attempt is being made to give employees the advantage of silence, meditation,
reflection etc. Another common term interchangeable with Recollection, is
Retreat. Which literally means exactly that, to go back in time and become
aware of where one could make changes to improve the quality of his or her
life.
A Recollection is to recollect memories, to recall
memories, to remember. And as we remember, we literally re–member, that is put together, as different
from dis - member. A dis-membering is a breaking up, a scattering, while
re-membering is a bringing together, from fragmented to unifying. To experience a wholeness, a rebirth, a
GESTALT!
As days and weeks and months pass, we get involved. We want
to give the best of ourselves, we reach out, work hard. Soon we forget
ourselves, get lost in the events of each day. We are no more in control. We
get depleted, tired, worn out, lonely, irritable and a part of us begins to withdraw.
Soon we get isolated. From family, friends, companions, people and quite likely
from God. We soon begin to look at life around us in an aggressive way. Finding
fault, criticizing, judging people and their performance.
Loneliness sets in. This is a critical juncture in ones
life. The resultant behaviours might lead to unsavoury company, drinking,
smoking, drugs, extra marital sex and a variety of behaviours that might take
one spiraling down the drain. It’s time
to find an oasis, to soothe our thirst, to rest our head, to be alone, to
recall, to remember, to recollect. Find a reliable friend a confidante or even
a counselor with whom one can open up and share.
Continued in next post as Part 2
Continued in next post as Part 2
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