Don't Be a Waster of Sorrows

The well known Austrian poet and spiritual writer, Rainer Maria Rilke encouraged his young friend not to be a "waster of sorrows," but to use them in a positive way as a means to help him grow in holiness.And isn''t this the challenge for all of us? Everyone has sorrows in life. The important question is: what can we do with them so that we don''t waste them? Whether our sorrows are personal or co...