{"id":6690,"date":"2016-01-20T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T16:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/?p=6690"},"modified":"2021-02-19T21:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:51:56","slug":"sigitas-tamkevicius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/en\/sigit-tamkevicius\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there truth in the Bible? <i>He will talk with Archbishop Sigitus Tamkevi\u010dius<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to find the meaning of life? What to do if you can&#039;t find it? What kind of life is good and what kind is not so good? These are questions that sometimes, probably, twist each of our brains.<\/p>\n<p>The strangest thing about these things <a href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/en\/best-blogs-for-development\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">personal growth teachers online<\/a> little is said from the Christian side. Despite the fact that this religion was once the best teacher of our ancestors... Or is it still?<\/p>\n<p>So, I decided to change that.<\/p>\n<p>Today is an exclusive interview with<strong>&nbsp;archbishop&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Sigitus Tamkevi\u010dius<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Because who can better answer about Christianity than an archbishop? \u2026Unless the Pope? <a href=\"#footnote-1-6690\" id=\"note-1-6690\" class=\"footnote-link\">1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you don&#039;t like religion, then please wait, don&#039;t judge and read his answers. Maybe they will clear up your doubts and answer old questions.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if you haven&#039;t heard of today&#039;s interviewee, then you should know that Sigitas Tamkevi\u010dius was the archbishop of Kaunas from 1996 to 2015. He fought for human rights in Lithuania even in Soviet times <a href=\"#footnote-2-6690\" id=\"note-2-6690\" class=\"footnote-link\">2<\/a> and believes that the contribution of each of us in creating tomorrow is particularly important.<\/p>\n<p>And now, pay attention to the interviewer:<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16763\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/arkivyskupas-sigitas-tamkevicius-debesyla.jpg\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" data-width=\"656\" data-height=\"437\" data-init-width=\"955\" data-init-height=\"637\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> One of the biggest problems these days is that some people don&#039;t know who they are. How can Christianity help to find answers to questions about the meaning of life?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\">Probably, every thinking person has similar questions: &quot;What is the meaning of my life?&quot; Am I just a product of blind nature that appeared at some point and will disappear after a while? Or am I a creation of an intelligent Creator who has to do something and return to the Creator?&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Christianity answers that we are created by God and our current life on earth is only an intermediate stop on the way to the goal of returning to the One from whom we came.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Christ spoke of God as our Father, whose children we are. The greatest evil and sin is deviating from the path of God. Jesus Christ, the Son of God became incarnate, became a man, died on the cross and rose again so that our sins could be destroyed and we could attain eternal life.<\/p>\n<p>After death, resurrection and eternal life await us, but it will depend not only on God&#039;s mercy, <strong>but also from our free will.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Detailed Church teaching on the meaning of human life and the way to achieve the goal, <a href=\"http:\/\/katekizmas.lt\/kbk1996p2003\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/a>. I would like to get to know him for every person who is looking for the meaning of life.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> And do you personally know the meaning of your life? Did you know her when she was young?<\/h3>\n<p>In Soviet times, when I was in high school, I was a geek and read a lot of atheist books. They almost destroyed my childhood faith because they raised many questions and arguments against belief in God.<\/p>\n<p>Doubts are simply worth looking for, what arguments are based on faith in God and Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for me, at that time I found many good and interesting books in the library of a priest, in which I found answers to my questions. I felt very happy and that made me want to share my joy with others. This was one of the reasons for choosing the priest&#039;s path.<\/p>\n<p>It was an unpopular choice at the time, as one could only expect trouble from the Soviet government. The choice of the priesthood determined that I received a ten-year prison sentence for my active religious activities, which I do not regret at all.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> The Christian church is sometimes seen as a sanctuary of traditional rules, where there is little freedom for the individual. Is it true?<\/h3>\n<p>Who thinks that the Church is only an institution of strict moral views, <strong>has a rather incomplete picture of it.<\/strong> Why incomplete?<\/p>\n<p>Many people today have a distorted perception of freedom - as if freedom is only an opportunity to act irresponsibly. Irresponsible freedom leads to the greatest captivity. I met a lot of people who think like this in prison. Such freedom leads to addictions to alcohol, drugs and others.<\/p>\n<p>True freedom is the choice of good when there is a choice between good and evil. But such freedom is not easy. The Decalogue and Christianity only help a person to orient himself more easily, so that he does not have to say at the end of his life: &quot;Well, I was a fool for not understanding such elementary things and I went astray so much.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16762\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/arkivyskupas-tamkevicius-popiezius-pranciskus.jpg\" width=\"656\" height=\"418\" data-width=\"656\" data-height=\"418\" data-init-width=\"615\" data-init-height=\"392\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> And can the church help people who are used to today&#039;s self-help slogans and other similar information?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\">I dare say that no one can help modern man as much as the Church can.<\/p>\n<p>Can&#039;t we see how lost even the leaders of the EU are. They decided in their time to ignore Europe&#039;s roots - which are entirely Christian - and build the EU on purely humanitarian grounds.<\/p>\n<p>We see the consequences: the inability to solve the problems that arise, the devaluation of the family, terrible demographics, and more. Can there be more to lose? Christianity gives a person a very clear understanding of what is needed to make life meaningful and happy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipe:<\/strong> to let God into your life and to do good to every person, because everyone carries the image of God in themselves. &quot;As you did it to the least of my brothers, you did it to me,&quot; Christ&#039;s words.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> I wonder what Christianity says about simplicity? Does it promote asceticism? Or maybe not?<\/h3>\n<p>St. Augustine left a winged phrase: &quot;Love and do what you will.&quot; This means - choose the path of self-sharing love and you will be the freest person, the least you will have to worry about what to do and what to avoid. Christianity teaches that love is as necessary in human life as faith in God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asceticism is necessary only as a means, but not as an end.<\/strong> In order for us to have harmony between the spirit and the body, it is sometimes necessary to use ascetic measures.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, women who don&#039;t even believe in God, just want to maintain a beautiful figure, practice much more asceticism than some monks. Therefore, asceticism and renunciation are not too much to fear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christianity encourages <strong>that a man be a seeker,<\/strong> so that he would strive for good and, having achieved something, share that good with others.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"Quotation_marks_image_03\" data-id=\"41605\" src=\"\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tcb_content_templates\/contentblock\/images\/Quotation_marks_image_03.png\" style=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"137\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Based not on any theory, but on the long experience of my life, I boldly assert: faith has never confused me anywhere, and in many places even helped me a lot, especially when there were difficult years of trials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> What do you think is the most important and relevant teaching of Christianity for today&#039;s people?<\/h3>\n<p>Christianity is based on the Gospel, so in order to understand it well, we need to pick up the New Testament, read it, study it, and discuss the more difficult passages with people who know those things.<\/p>\n<p>And to put it briefly, the man of today is anointed from the Gospel <strong>the three most important things: faith, hope and love.<\/strong> Then there will be a guarantee that he will be happy himself and will do a lot of good for others.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16760\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/kauno-arkivyskupas-prasme.jpg\" width=\"656\" height=\"438\" data-width=\"656\" data-height=\"438\" data-init-width=\"955\" data-init-height=\"638\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> And finally, what one book, movie, or teacher would you recommend to people who want to find their calling?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\">If I were to suggest someone next to Jesus or people who faithfully tried to follow the path of Christianity and thereby did a lot of good for humanity, I would have to admit that Jesus is only one among the many creators of world religions, and perhaps a better way can be found than the one he showed<\/p>\n<p>But I am deeply convinced that He was the only one who could say of Himself, &quot;I am the Truth, the Way, and the Life.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Since the civilization and culture of the present world was basically built on a Christian foundation, in my opinion, first of all, you need to get to know the Creator of these foundations well, because looking for another &quot;magical&quot; book that will teach you everything, there is a real danger of getting lost in some 21st century &quot;New age&quot; in the labyrinth.<\/p>\n<p>Folk wisdom says: don&#039;t leave the road for the sake of the track.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Thank you very much for the interview, Sigita!<\/h2>\n<p>Oops! A little bit not what I expected myself, but I hope you found this conversation useful. I hope it answered at least some of your questions. And if he didn&#039;t answer, at least he formed a more favorable opinion on the answers provided by Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>...Because it&#039;s also very cool. Be open to ideas and beliefs! \ud83d\udca1\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>It will take me a while to digest everything that has been said. And I will be happy about that! So good insights and discoveries to you too!<\/p>\n<div id=\"parasas\" class=\"\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 900 189\" width=\"200\">\n        <path class=\"d-1\" d=\"M67 50L5 172\"\/>\n        <path class=\"d-2\" d=\"M19 152c7 8 30 33 59 32 41-1 76-46 80-100 2-22-6-77-42-79C61 2-1 54 46 76\"\/>\n        <path class=\"a\" d=\"M204 126.9c1.4-6-1-23.7-8.8-23.3-33.2 1-44 50-31 54 11 3 22-10 36-25 2-3 14 9 25 10\"\/>\n        <path class=\"nie\" d=\"M211 157c45-44 65-58 70-54 6 5-16 42-12 45 6 4 47-55 57-49 7 4-7 34 4 47 8 11 20 7 28 1 18-14 28-28 27-22s-5 38 46 16c21-9 22-29 13-36-3-2-16 6-16 16-1 18 14 29 37 28\"\/>\n        <path class=\"t-1\" d=\"M387 80a1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0-2 0\"\/>\n        <path class=\"liu\" d=\"M444 184C549 88 546 23 536 23c-19 0-57 74-57 122 0 4 5 13 13 16 5 3 11 2 16 1 6-1 11-6 17-10l39-32c0 6-2 8-3 14-2 7-2 10 1 14l5 4c6 3 14 1 20-1 17-7 26-19 44-29 3-1 8-4 12-2l5 6c4 11 1 16 4 22s13 10 20 8 12-9 13-14l4-13 3-5 6-4 13-5c3-1 6-3 10-8\"\/>\n        <path class=\"t-2\" d=\"M576 85a1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0-2 0\"\/>\n        <path class=\"s-1\" d=\"M720 142c8 2 27 3 35-3 6-4-18-36-22-32-3 4-6 19-30 65\"\/>\n        <path class=\"s-2\" d=\"M756 140c4-1 9-4 12-8\"\/><\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n    <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/debesyla\/inc\/img\/fallback-parasas.png\" alt=\"Daniel\" style=\"top: -2.5em; position: relative;\"><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"footnotes\"><hr \/><ol><li id=\"footnote-1-6690\" class=\"footnote\"><p>By the way, who do you have papal contacts?<a href=\"#note-1-6690\" class=\"footnote-return\">&#8617;<\/a><\/p><\/li><!--\/#footnote-1.footnote--><li id=\"footnote-2-6690\" class=\"footnote\"><p>When others were afraid to even say a word. I&#039;m not saying that those who were afraid made a mistake, but it is clear that Sigitas had a calling.<a href=\"#note-2-6690\" class=\"footnote-return\">&#8617;<\/a><\/p><\/li><!--\/#footnote-2.footnote--><\/ol><\/div><!--\/#footnotes-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaip rasti gyvenimo prasm\u0119? K\u0105 daryti jos nerandant? Koks gyvenimas geras, o koks \u2013 nelabai? Tai klausimai kartais, turb\u016bt, susukantys kiekvieno m\u016bs\u0173 smegenis. Keis\u010diausia, kad apie \u0161iuos dalykus asmeninio augimo mokytojai internete i\u0161 krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117s pus\u0117s kalba ma\u017eai. Nepaisant, kad kadaise \u0161i religija buvo geriausia m\u016bs\u0173 prot\u0117vi\u0173 mokytoja&#8230; O gal dar yra? Taigi, nusprend\u017eiau tai pakeisti. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve-froala fr-box fr-basic\"><p>Kaip rasti gyvenimo prasm\u0119? K\u0105 daryti jos nerandant? Koks gyvenimas geras, o koks \u2013 nelabai? Tai klausimai kartais, turb\u016bt, susukantys kiekvieno m\u016bs\u0173 smegenis.<\/p><p>Keis\u010diausia, kad apie \u0161iuos dalykus <a href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/geriausi-tinklarasciai-tobulejimui\/\" class=\"tve-froala\" style=\"outline: none;\">asmeninio augimo mokytojai internete<\/a> i\u0161 krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117s pus\u0117s kalba ma\u017eai. Nepaisant, kad kadaise \u0161i religija buvo geriausia m\u016bs\u0173 prot\u0117vi\u0173 mokytoja... O gal dar yra?<\/p><p>Taigi, nusprend\u017eiau tai pakeisti.<\/p><p>\u0160iandien \u2013 i\u0161skirtinis pokalbis su<strong>&nbsp;arkivyskupu&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Sigitu Tamkevi\u010diumi<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Nes juk kas gali geriau atsakyti apie krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0119, nei arkivyskupas? ...Nebent popie\u017eius? [ftn]Beje, kas turite popie\u017eiaus kontaktus?[\/ftn]<\/p><p>O jei tau religijos nepatinka, tada pra\u0161au palauk, neteisk ir perskaityk jo atsakymus. Galb\u016bt jie i\u0161skaidys tavo abejones ir atsakys \u012f senus klausimus.<\/p><p>Beje, jei nesi gird\u0117j\u0119s apie \u0161iandienos pa\u0161nekov\u0105, tuomet tur\u0117tum \u017einoti, kad Sigitas Tamkevi\u010dius buvo Kauno arkivyskupu nuo 1996 iki 2015 met\u0173. Jis dar sovietiniais laikais kovojo u\u017e \u017emogaus teises Lietuvoje [ftn]Kai kiti bijodavo net ir \u017eod\u012f pasakyti. Nesakau, kad bijoj\u0119 dar\u0117 klaid\u0105, bet matosi - Sigitas pa\u0161aukim\u0105 tur\u0117jo.[\/ftn] ir tiki, kad kiekvieno m\u016bs\u0173 ind\u0117lis kuriant rytoj\u0173 ypatingai svarbus.<\/p><p>O dabar, d\u0117mes\u012f pa\u0161nekovui:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc3e338db\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-16763\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16763\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/arkivyskupas-sigitas-tamkevicius-debesyla.jpg\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc3e338de\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" data-width=\"656\" data-height=\"437\" data-init-width=\"955\" data-init-height=\"637\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve-froala fr-box fr-basic\"><h2 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Viena did\u017eiausi\u0173 \u0161i\u0173 laik\u0173 b\u0117d\u0173 yra, jog dalis \u017emoni\u0173 ne\u017eino, kas jie tokie. Kaip krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 gali pad\u0117ti rasti atsakymus \u012f gyvenimo prasm\u0117s klausimus?<\/h2><p data-css=\"tve-u-1769f593fcd\" style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\">Tikriausiai kiekvienam m\u0105stan\u010diam \u017emogui kyla pana\u0161\u016bs klausimai: \u201eKokia yra mano gyvenimo prasm\u0117? Ar esu tik aklos gamtos produktas, kuris ka\u017ekuriuo metu pasirod\u0117 ir po kiek laiko i\u0161nyks? O gal esu protingo K\u016br\u0117jo k\u016brinys, kuris turi ka\u017ek\u0105 atlikti ir sugr\u012f\u017eti pas K\u016br\u0117j\u0105?\u201c.<\/p><p>Krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 atsako, kad esame Dievo sukurti ir dabartinis m\u016bs\u0173 gyvenimas \u017eem\u0117je yra tik tarpin\u0117 stotel\u0117 \u012f tiksl\u0105 \u2013 sugr\u012f\u017eim\u0105 pas T\u0105, i\u0161 kurio i\u0161\u0117jome.<\/p><p>J\u0117zus Kristus kalb\u0117jo apie Diev\u0105 kaip m\u016bs\u0173 T\u0117v\u0105, kurio vaikai esame. Did\u017eiausias blogis ir nuod\u0117m\u0117 \u2013 nukrypimas nuo Dievo kelio. J\u0117zus Kristus, Dievo S\u016bnus \u012fsik\u016bnijo, tapo \u017emogumi, mir\u0117 ant kry\u017eiaus ir prisik\u0117l\u0117, kad b\u016bt\u0173 sunaikintos m\u016bs\u0173 nuod\u0117m\u0117s ir mes gal\u0117tume pasiekti am\u017ein\u0105j\u012f gyvenim\u0105.<\/p><p>Po mirties m\u016bs\u0173 laukia prisik\u0117limas ir am\u017einas gyvenimas, ta\u010diau jis priklausys ne tik nuo Dievo gailestingumo, <strong>bet ir nuo m\u016bs\u0173 laisvo apsisprendimo.<\/strong><\/p><p>I\u0161samaus Ba\u017eny\u010dios mokymo apie \u017emogaus gyvenimo prasm\u0119 ir keli\u0105 siekiant tikslo, <a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"http:\/\/katekizmas.lt\/kbk1996p2003\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">galima rasti katalik\u0173 Ba\u017eny\u010dios Katekizme<\/a>. Link\u0117\u010diau su juo susipa\u017einti kiekvienam gyvenimo prasm\u0117s ie\u0161kan\u010diam \u017emogui.<\/p><h3 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> O ar j\u016bs asmeni\u0161kai \u017einote savo gyvenimo prasm\u0119? Ar \u017einojote j\u0105 jaunyst\u0117je?<\/h3><p>Sovietiniais laikais, besimokydamas vidurin\u0117je mokykloje, buvau \u017eingei\u00addus ir skai\u010diau daug ateistini\u0173 knyg\u0173. Jos vos nesugriov\u0117 mano vaiki\u0161ko tik\u0117jimo, nes i\u0161k\u0117l\u0117 daug klausim\u0173 ir argument\u0173 prie\u0161 tik\u0117jim\u0105 \u012f Diev\u0105.<\/p><p>Abejon\u0117s tiesiog vert\u0117 ie\u0161koti, kokiais argumentais grind\u017eiamas tik\u0117jimas \u012f Diev\u0105 ir J\u0117z\u0173 Krist\u0173.<\/p><p>Mano laimei, tuomet vieno kunigo bibliotekoje suradau daug ger\u0173 ir \u012fdomi\u0173 knyg\u0173, kuriose radau atsakymus \u012f man r\u016bpimus klausimus. Jau\u010diausi labai laimingas ir d\u0117l to kilo noras savo d\u017eiaugsmu dalintis su kitais. Tai buvo viena i\u0161 prie\u017eas\u010di\u0173 pasirinkti kunigo keli\u0105.<\/p><p>Anuomet tai buvo nepopuliarus pasirinkimas, nes i\u0161 sovietin\u0117s vald\u017eios buvo galima tik\u0117tis tik nemalonum\u0173. Kunigyst\u0117s pasirinkimas nul\u0117m\u0117, kad u\u017e savo aktyvi\u0105 religin\u0119 veikl\u0105 gavau de\u0161imties met\u0173 nelaisv\u0117s bausm\u0119, d\u0117l ko visi\u0161kai nesigailiu.<\/p><h3 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Krik\u0161\u010dioni\u0173 ba\u017eny\u010dia kartais laikoma kaip tradicini\u0173 taisykli\u0173 \u0161ventov\u0117, kurioje individui laisv\u0117s lieka nedaug. Ar tai tiesa?<\/h3><p>Kas galvoja, kad Ba\u017eny\u010dia yra tik grie\u017et\u0173 moralini\u0173 pa\u017ei\u016br\u0173 institucija, <strong>turi gan\u0117tinai nepiln\u0105 jos vaizd\u0105.<\/strong> Kod\u0117l nepiln\u0105?<\/p><p>Daugelis \u0161i\u0173 dien\u0173 \u017emoni\u0173 turi i\u0161kreipt\u0105 laisv\u0117s suvokim\u0105 \u2013 tarsi laisv\u0117 b\u016bt\u0173 tik galimyb\u0117 neatsakingai elgtis. Neatsakinga laisv\u0117 veda \u012f did\u017eiausi\u0105 nelaisv\u0119. \u0160itaip m\u0105stan\u010di\u0173 labai daug sutikau kal\u0117jime. Tokia laisv\u0117 nuveda \u012f priklausomybes nuo alkoholio, narkotik\u0173 ir kito.<\/p><p>Tikra laisv\u0117 \u2013 tai g\u0117rio pasirinkimas, kai yra galimyb\u0117 rinktis tarp g\u0117rio ir blogio. Ta\u010diau tokia laisv\u0117 n\u0117ra lengva. Dekalogas ir krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 tik padeda \u017emogui lengviau susiorientuoti, kas yra kas, kad nereik\u0117t\u0173 gyvenimo pabaigoje pasakyti: \u201eNa ir buvau kvailas, kad nesupratau toki\u0173 elementari\u0173 dalyk\u0173 ir tiek daug prisiklaid\u017eiojau\u201c.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc3e4558d\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-16762\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16762\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/arkivyskupas-tamkevicius-popiezius-pranciskus.jpg\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc3e45597\" width=\"656\" height=\"418\" data-width=\"656\" data-height=\"418\" data-init-width=\"615\" data-init-height=\"392\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h3 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> O ar ba\u017eny\u010dia gali pad\u0117ti prie \u0161iandienini\u0173 savigudos \u0161\u016bki\u0173 ir kitokios pana\u0161ios informacijos pripratusiems \u017emon\u0117ms?<\/h3><p data-css=\"tve-u-1769f591463\" style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\">Dr\u012fstu teigti, kad niekas tiek daug negali pad\u0117ti \u0161iuolaikiniam \u017emogui, kaip tai gali padaryti Ba\u017eny\u010dia.<\/p><p>Ar nematome, kaip yra pasimet\u0119 net ES vadovai. Jie savo laiku nutar\u0117 nekreipti d\u0117mesio \u012f Europos \u0161aknis \u2013 kurios yra visi\u0161kai krik\u0161\u010dioni\u0161kos \u2013 ir kurti ES remiantis vien humani\u0161kais pagrindais.<\/p><p>Pasekmes matome: nepaj\u0117gumas spr\u0119sti i\u0161kylan\u010dias problemas, \u0161eimos nuvertinimas, siaubinga demografija ir kita. Ar galima daugiau prarasti? Krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 \u017emogui duoda labai ai\u0161k\u0173 suvokim\u0105, ko reikia, kad gyvenimas b\u016bt\u0173 prasmingas ir laimingas.<\/p><p><strong>Receptas:<\/strong> \u012fsileisti \u012f savo gyvenim\u0105 Diev\u0105 ir daryti ger\u0105 kiekvienam \u017emogui, nes kiekvienas ne\u0161ioja savyje Dievo atvaizd\u0105. \u201eK\u0105 padar\u0117te ma\u017eiausiam mano broliui, man padar\u0117te\u201c, Kristaus \u017eod\u017eiai.<\/p><h3 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Man \u012fdomu, k\u0105 apie paprastum\u0105 mini krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117? Ar ji skatina asketizm\u0105? O gal visgi ne?<\/h3><p>\u0160v. Augustinas yra palik\u0119s sparnuot\u0105 fraz\u0119: \u201eMyl\u0117k ir daryk, k\u0105 nori\u201c. Tai rei\u0161kia \u2013 pasirink save dalijan\u010dios meil\u0117s keli\u0105 ir b\u016bsi laisviausias \u017emogus, ma\u017eiausiai reik\u0117s sukti galv\u0105, k\u0105 daryti ir ko vengti. Krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 moko, kad meil\u0117 \u017emogaus gyvenime yra reikalinga pana\u0161iai, kaip ir tik\u0117jimas \u012f Diev\u0105.<\/p><p><strong>Asketizmas yra reikalingas tik kaip priemon\u0117, bet ne kaip tikslas.<\/strong> Kad mumyse tarp dvasios ir k\u016bno b\u016bt\u0173 harmonija, kartais reikia panaudoti ir asketini\u0173 priemoni\u0173.<\/p><p>Tarp kita ko, moterys, net netik\u0117damos \u012f Diev\u0105, tik nor\u0117damos i\u0161laikyti daili\u0105 fig\u016br\u0105, \u017eymiai daugiau praktikuoja askez\u0117s, nei kokie nors vienuoliai. Tod\u0117l askez\u0117s ir atsisakymo per daug nereikia baimintis.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv-content-block tcb-local-vars-root thrv_wrapper\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb0\" tcb-template-name=\"Quote 01\" tcb-template-id=\"41598\" tcb-template-pack=\"137\" data-keep-css_id=\"1\"><div class=\"thrive-group-edit-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_group_edit__{\"jusikoti\":{\"name\":\"Quote\",\"singular\":\"-- Text %s\"},\"jusikwfb\":{\"name\":\"Quotation Marks\",\"singular\":\"-- Image %s\"},\"jusil3f2\":{\"name\":\"Quote Box\",\"singular\":\"-- Content Box %s\"},\"jusilagm\":{\"name\":\"Quote Block\",\"singular\":\"-- Content Box %s\"}}__CONFIG_group_edit__<\/div><div class=\"thrive-local-colors-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_local_colors__{\"colors\":{\"5815c\":\"Border\",\"ab96e\":\"Accent Colour\"},\"gradients\":{}}__CONFIG_local_colors__<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box dynamic-group-jusilagm\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb1\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb2\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb3\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box dynamic-group-jusil3f2\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb4\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb6\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element dynamic-group-jusikoti\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb7\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb8\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 skatina, <strong>kad \u017emogus b\u016bt\u0173 ie\u0161kantis,<\/strong> kad jis siekt\u0173 g\u0117rio ir k\u0105 nors pasiek\u0119s, tuo g\u0117riu dalint\u0173si su kitais.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption dynamic-group-jusikwfb\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc77dbbb9\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-41605\" alt=\"\" title=\"Quotation_marks_image_03\" data-id=\"41605\" src=\"\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tcb_content_templates\/contentblock\/images\/Quotation_marks_image_03.png\" style=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"137\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-1769f58db60\" style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Remdamasis ne \u012f koki\u0105 nors teorij\u0105, bet \u012f ilg\u0105 savo gyvenimo patirt\u012f, dr\u0105siai tvirtinu: tik\u0117jimas man niekada ir niekur nepamai\u0161\u0117, o daug kur net labai pad\u0117jo, ypa\u010d kai b\u016bdavo nelengvi i\u0161bandym\u0173 metai.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Koks, j\u016bs\u0173 manymu, krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117s mokymas svarbiausias ir aktualiausias dabarties \u017emogui?<\/h3><p>Krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117 remiasi Evangelija, tod\u0117l, nor\u0117dami j\u0105 gerai suprasti, turime paimti \u012f rankas Nauj\u0105j\u012f Testament\u0105, j\u012f skaityti, studijuoti, o sunkesnes vietas aptarti su tuos dalykus i\u0161manan\u010diais \u017emon\u0117mis.<\/p><p>O jei trumpai, tai dabarties \u017emogus tepaima i\u0161 Evangelijos <strong>tris svarbiausius dalykus: tik\u0117jim\u0105, vilt\u012f ir meil\u0119.<\/strong> Tuomet bus garantija, kad ir pats bus laimingas, ir daug gero padarys kitiems.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc3e501a9\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-16760\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16760\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/kauno-arkivyskupas-prasme.jpg\" data-css=\"tve-u-16fc3e501b0\" width=\"656\" height=\"438\" data-width=\"656\" data-height=\"438\" data-init-width=\"955\" data-init-height=\"638\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h3 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Ir galiausiai, koki\u0105 vien\u0105 knyg\u0105, film\u0105 ar mokytoj\u0105 rekomenduotum\u0117t \u017emon\u0117ms, norintiems atrasti savo pa\u0161aukim\u0105?<\/h3><p data-css=\"tve-u-1769f58c3c7\" style=\"font-size: 1em !important;\">Jei pasi\u016bly\u010diau k\u0105 nors \u0161alia J\u0117zaus ar \u017emoni\u0173, kurie i\u0161tikimai band\u0117 eiti krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117s keliu ir tokiu b\u016bdu \u017emonijai padar\u0117 daug gero, tur\u0117\u010diau pripa\u017einti, kad J\u0117zus yra tik vienas tarp daugelio pasaulio religij\u0173 k\u016br\u0117j\u0173 ir, galb\u016bt, galima surasti keli\u0105, geresn\u012f u\u017e t\u0105, kur\u012f jis parod\u0117.<\/p><p>Ta\u010diau esu giliai \u012fsitikin\u0119s, kad Jis buvo vienintelis, kuris gal\u0117jo apie save pasakyti: \u201eA\u0161 esu Tiesa, Kelias ir Gyvenimas\u201c.<\/p><p>Kadangi dabartinio pasaulio civilizacija ir kult\u016bra i\u0161 esm\u0117s buvo pastatyta ant krik\u0161\u010dioni\u0161k\u0173 pamat\u0173, mano galva, pirmiausia reikia gerai susipa\u017einti su \u0161i\u0173 pamat\u0173 K\u016br\u0117ju, nes ie\u0161kant kitos \u201estebuklingos\u201c knygos, kuri visko i\u0161mokyt\u0173, atsirast\u0173 realus pavojus pasiklysti kokiame nors XXI am\u017eiaus \u201eNew age\u201c labirinte.<\/p><p>Liaudies i\u0161mintis sako: nepalik kelio d\u0117l takelio.<\/p><h2 class=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;\">\u271d\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> Labai a\u010di\u016b u\u017e pokalb\u012f, Sigitai!<\/h2><p>Opa! \u0160iek tiek ne tai, ko pats tik\u0117jausi, bet tikiuosi, kad \u0161is pokalbis jums buvo naudingas. Viliuosi, jog jis atsak\u0117 bent \u012f dal\u012f j\u016bs\u0173 klausim\u0173. O jei neatsak\u0117 \u2013 bent suformavo palankesn\u0119 nuomon\u0119 \u012f atsakymus, kuriuos teikia krik\u0161\u010dionyb\u0117.<\/p><p>...Nes juk tai irgi labai \u0161aunu. B\u016bti atviram id\u0117joms ir tik\u0117jimams! \ud83d\udca1\ud83d\ude4f<\/p><p>U\u017etruksiu laiko, kol suvoksiu visk\u0105, kas buvo sakyta. Ir tuo d\u017eiaugsiuosi! 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