The Christmas letter

(Priest’s letter to his mother),
Olsztyn, d. 31 December 2010 Friday—-
Dear Mom! Let me begin by thanking you for your last letter … a gift letter from my Mother! “You believe in the gratitude of son, because how could he, after so many graces you dare send my gratitude for hypocrisy? Compared the fate of my other fate-and sometimes I tell myself that you, Mother, you’re the best of all mothers. When I will hug you, Mother, shake, when will I throw up in front of you on my knees and I’ll tell you that you were my God-guardian angel of my life! I’ve had this month several events flattering my pride, so I had some moments of happiness … I will support a sacerdotal redoubt, it means the profit of indulgences, the whole debt of gratitude to pay … You know, “I am a statue of a man on the statue of the world.” This year, fluttering over Greenland, Canada, the oceans of the world, and where the dialogue of reason and nature are no longer prevails, even I saw from a close the America great; the daughter of Rome-France and other countries of the distant light. But my country, this land is more expensive than others, we love you, O land Mazowsze. And even if this land had to rush me jaws of shackles, even in the farthest life: I stand by my faith, because it keeps me a sun kindles hope, the sun illuminates the martyrdom of … And this is my poetic way. I’m not a trinket world. “The Polish! While the angelic soul you’ll be imprisoned in funny clothes, so long your cat will be chopped carcass, so long will your sword of vengeance terrible. Woe to those who give home half of the soul, the other half for the happiness that I have to keep … I sold to homeland my young years, And while a ship fought, I sat on the mast, and when he sank, with the ship I went under water … Poland Winkelried of the nations! “They went to fight our by going for our freedom and yours. They marched shouting “Poland! Poland … Then God of Moses might be a bush, glanced at the screaming and said, What?”
“In the darkness stands a mother figure, like a rainbow reaching to the gate. Her face looks reversed by the arm, and the eyes can see that look on her son. “Seems to speak: let you love me. Do not let you insulted me … Dearest Mother! You’re the woman who gives birth to stars and flowers subordinate. It’s nice to hear. But I ask you today with a God, “I was like a pilgrim toiling through the rays of thunder … Since all of the Spirit and the Spirit is created, and nothing for the physical does not exist.” I had to write to you in the past Sunday, but I received a Janusz’ letter from Ząbkowice …it persuaded me that I stayed three days with a letter to tell him what to report more secure-but in vain … Exquisite moonlit nights … I did not expect anyone to Warsaw was thinking about my birthday-so nice to me was when young people gathered had drunk to me champagne … In those days I had a lot of very nice moments, especially after a trip across the ocean. “In the name-day we had a great evening, which was another decent conversation … I did not have to say anything … because I am created to live monkhood-quiet-and the most populous cities, I make the loneliness … Now, Mother, in memory of my Father, I swear to you, I never so healthy, I was not like now … Adieu! Dear mother-in to see. After all, if you have seen, every moment brings us closer to each other. If we do not see it every moment keeps us apart. But it is not, because I every day I see more clearly your features, so every day I have to be closer to you … “my darling! Well, I’m in Olsztyn has bathed this morning with skis in a sea of snowdrifts our already washed, with bitter sweat, which in my sorrow my face appeared again-already I am hardened to the service of God … “I do not believe the way, if you now take care of the place in your thoughts and feelings of my everyday. I believe in the words of your past-I know you feel me and you love me just as I am and what it took off from the heart of the most painful stone … I always feared that he stood in front of you not to be sorrowful and the days of yours not to poison.-but thou hast consented to the will of God succumbed me to him. All the greatest have performed. Victory over me Your love is total.-Nothing in me, which would not crush your last words. Blessed be for the fact that you did it with me. Now I feel your great love, and no longer afraid to make your heart burst with any set of me-unintentionally and it pains me is sedation. Well you do now? What do your eyes look? “Maybe You in a village near the beautiful linden trees, surrounded by a bunch of girls goes with Christmas carols to church, and John is sweating under the kitchen, and Lucy strawberries and cream flavors, and Fortune what book to read? All this could be and my life-time but you know I could not.”
Beloved! After the last letter, which, as I recall, he was without a date, I am writing these few words, I did not leave you in a long anxiety. The weakness of mine, due to the early sun and violent, had passed-and again I’m in the ordinary state of health, however, weakened somewhat. So I live like a piece of wood without letting my mind in any areas of my body that I did not murder, and I look forward the successful events will not allow me to move back to you.” And to breathe your fresh air from the Radomsko.”Write me what you think about this-and what is your advice? I expect that you are not alarmed Stenia loved my momentary weakness. “Although it is stronger now after seeing me and holier-and in the spirit with God’s easier to accept knowing how. Please, dear John, describe to me what way you practice your role now? Much of the land do you have? For what counts most crops? Where you sell your collection? I’d be curious to know how your farm and have a good idea of what is now the village in your pages …”And I saw you” happy or unhappy, I will take a fair share of heartfelt sorrow or your joy-and I will help my heart in love, that without a solid base of human and without radius, the impact is the foolishness of God only, and the emotional semitone, on the nothing-to angels and men …From the house I still do not go out and I respect myself very much-and God will heal me also giving me a range of evidence of love from a distance, which is a part of my brothers, whom I served with my work…. I did not use drugs and doctors, oh! my brothers, wanting to stay with you, but the pounding of wind and the waves of time asking: which power will prevail? “And now, this my usual clothing.” But you have your hope, because hope it will go with you to the future generations and revive them, but if you die, then future generations of people would be dead also.” My heavenly house I recommend to you. On the new year be healthy. Staszek

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