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SHORT WRITINGS FROM TAIZ

14Brother Pierre-Yves

Pleasure,

Happiness, Joy

Introduction

Pleasure, Happiness, Joy. These three themes are clearlylinked to each other. In part, they are the same thing.They are perhaps three degrees of increasing intensity,

but at the same time each one has a different accent.Pleasure, on the whole, seems very much connected tocircumstances: we feel that it is partial, occasional, tran-sitory. It is also very immediate, and belongs mainly tolife on earth. Happiness seems less connected to particu-lar circumstances or occasions: it is more lasting, moreample, deeper; we feel that it is an inner state, a harmony

with oneself and with existence.

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Thus with all our being, we could say:

Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my

cup;you have made my lot secure.The boundary lines have fallen for me in

pleasant places;surely I have a delightful inheritance.Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue

rejoices;my body also will rest secure,because you will not abandon me to the grave,nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

You have made known to me the path of life;you will fill me with joy in your presence,

with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

(Psalm 16)

Ateliers et Presses de Taiz, 71250 Taiz, FranceDL 1115 juin 2010 ISSN : 2101-731X ISBN 9782850403002Achev dimprimer en juin 2010 imprimerie AB. Doc, 71100 Chalon sur Sane