Seek God EverywhereReflections on the Spiritual Exercises of St. IgnatiusBy Anthony de MelloIFIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATIONWe are created to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord.- Ignatius of Loyola Fo! the First Principle and Foundation of St" Ignatius# the !ain $u$ose of $eo$le in this %old isto $aise# e&een'e and se&e (od ou Lod# and the est ae se'onday to those things" Also# that)sthe %ay to sa&e the soul of e&eyone" This is the ulti!ate !eaning of life" This is fo etenal" *e need to fall in lo&e %ith (od" *e ha&e to fall in lo&e %ith the A+solute" ,The %old has fogotten the -oys of silen'e# the $ea'e of solitude %hi'h is ne'essay# to so!e e.tent#fo the fullness of hu!an li&ing"/!ho"as #erton ,Man 'annot +e ha$$y fo long unless he is 'onta't %ith the s$ings of s$iitual life %hi'h ae hiddeninthe de$thsof hiso%n soul"If !anis e.iled 'onstantly fo! hiso%n ho!e#lo'0ed outofhiss$iitual solitude# he 'eases to +e a tue $eson"/#erton Only though silen'e# $eo$le 'an 'onfont the!sel&es" A''oding to Meton fo! his +oo0 Conte!$lati&e Paye1,If you lo&e tuth# +e a lo&e of silen'e" Silen'e li0e the sunlight %ill illu!inate you in (od and %illdeli&e you fo! the $hanto!s of ignoan'e2/ ,3ou tal0 %hen you 'ease to +e at $ea'e %ith you thoughts and %hen lea&ing the solitude of youheat you li$s and sound +e'o!es a di&esion and $asti!e"/ 4 $ahlil Gi%ran A''oding to 5ean6Paul Sate1,*e%ant to anestheti7e ousel&es8 %e don)t %ant to eali7e that undeneath all of these isnothingness" *hen %e eali7e that# the only $o$e attitude is des$ai and te!endous an.iety"/ Li&ing %ith (od is li0e etenal +eauty# etenal goodness# infinite goodness# and infinite lo&eliness"9&harles de Foucauld: ,Thee is not a single good thing that 'annot +e $e&eted" Thee is no single ga'e of (od that thede&il 'annot use to his o%n $u$oses# o that de&il 'annot 'ountefeit"/ ,Man)s ulti!ate ai! is the eali7ation that all his a'ti&ities# so'ial# $oliti'al# eligious# ha&e to +eguided to the ulti!ate ai! of the &ision of (od"/Gandhi ,*e ae in dange of falling in lo&e into one of t%o e.te!es1 One is to lo&e %ithout lo&ing (od8 theothe one is to lo&e (od %ithout eally lo&ing e&eyone" It has to +e +oth"/ Lu0e ;6??# Matthe%;?1