The matter in which there might be spiritual progress in
time on a
time span extending
over many generations
of life on earth is... the opportunity open to souls by way
of the
learning that comes through suffering, for getting into closer communication with God during their brief passage through this world.
Through the incongruousness
of routine (waking and sleeping at varying hours), the experience
of getting to know the locals, sipping coffee while others sipped mate,
learning new mulit - meal cooking techniques in order to ensure dinner
over the
span of a week, I discovered a patience for
time.