Saintly Behavior

Unhinged as they are, if you take them apart and place them at different vantage points in your nearest ancient cathedral, thus making it possible to meet these three saints on their own terms, I think you will find them remarkably familiar, and in a personal way that leads you to consider some of your own saintly behavior — the doors you hold open for others; the children whose shoes you tie; the blind parent to whom you read; the friend you sit with and help to the toilet while he is dying. If there is no ancient cathedral nearby, I hope you will build one.

[ 1971 ]