As they contemplated in this manner, the old Then it happened that some of the younger men monks began to treat each other with extraordinary who came to visit the monastery started to talk more respect on the off chance that one among them and more with the old monks. After a while one ask might he the Messiah. And on the off, off chance if he could join them. Then another. And another. that each monk himself might be the Messiah, they So within a few years the monastery once again began to treat themselves with extraordinary respect. became a thriving order and, thanks to the Rabbi's gift, a vibrant centre of light and spirituality in the Because the forest in which it was situated was realm. beautiful, it so happened that people still occasionally came to visit the monastery to picnic on its tiny lawn, to wander along some of its paths, is the author of the M. Scott Peck, MD even now and then to go into the dilapidated chapel groundbreaking bestseller, The Road Less Traveled, to meditate. As they did so, without even being first published in 1978. In The Different Drum: conscious of it, they sensed this aura of (1987), he explores Community Making and Peace extraordinary respect that now began to surround the the role of civility in personal relationships and five old monks and seemed to radiate out from them society. A graduate of both Harvard University and and permeate the atmosphere of the place. There Case Western Reserve, Dr. Peck served in the Army was something strangely attractive, even Medical Corps before maintaining a private practice compelling, about it. Hardly knowing why, they in psychiatry. During the last 20 years of his life, he began to come back to the monastery more devoted much of his time and financial resources to frequently to picnic, to play, to pray. They began to the work of the Foundation for Community bring their friends to show them this special place. Encouragement, a nonprofit organization that he And their friends brought their friends. helped found in 1984. See the , narrated by M. Scott Peck himself, made available by . © 1987 M. Scott Peck From the prologue of
As they contemplated in this manner, the old monks began to treat each other with extraordinary respect on the off chance that one among them might he the Messiah. And on the off, off chance that each monk himself might be the Messiah, they began to treat themselves with extraordinary respect. Because the forest in which it was situated was beautiful, it so happened that people still occasionally came to visit the monastery to picnic on its tiny lawn, to wander along some of its paths, even now and then to go into the dilapidated chapel to meditate. As they did so, without even being conscious of it, they sensed this aura of extraordinary respect that now began to surround the five old monks and seemed to radiate out from them and permeate the atmosphere of the place. There was something strangely attractive, even compelling, about it. Hardly knowing why, they began to come back to the monastery more frequently to picnic, to play, to pray. They began to bring their friends to show them this special place. And their friends brought their friends. Then it happened that some of the younger men who came to visit the monastery started to talk more and more with the old monks. After a while one ask if he could join them. Then another. And another. So within a few years the monastery once again became a thriving order and, thanks to the Rabbi's gift, a vibrant centre of light and spirituality in the realm. M. Scott Peck, MD is the author of the groundbreaking bestseller, The Road Less Traveled, first published in 1978. In The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace (1987), he explores the role of civility in personal relationships and society. A graduate of both Harvard University and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Peck served in the Army Medical Corps before maintaining a private practice in psychiatry. During the last 20 years of his life, he devoted much of his time and financial resources to the work of the Foundation for Community Encouragement, a nonprofit organization that he helped found in 1984. See the , narrated by M. Scott Peck himself, made available by . © 1987 M. Scott Peck From the prologue of
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