Book Review Mutiara Berharga (Kisah-kisah di Balik Tembok Biara)

Book Information

Book Tittle : Mutiara Berharga (kisah-kisah di Balik Tembok Biara)

Editor : Herestusiwi & Gabriel F. X.

Pages : 140 Pages

Publisher : Yayasan Pustaka Nusatama

Year of Publish : 2002

This book is filled with various writings from monks and nuns, telling about their experiences and journey of living as a lover of God's soul.

In the first part, it begins with the story of a nun, who experienced so many challenges and trials, of vacillation and doubt that arose one after another. 

So much fear in making decisions, giving rise to despair and uncertainty.

But the seed of response grows, the desire for religious life continues to emerge, pushing to enter and serve humanity.

The failures that came before, led to the emergence of challenges that turned into reasons to rise up to believe and trust in the choice of monastic life.

The role of the environment and the support of the closest people are also crucial in self-development and individual formation.

The book goes on to explain how we live to offer ourselves totally to God.

It teaches a simple way of life, about understanding, examples of application in daily life. The way of life of a good Christian is clearly laid out.

Teaching something so simple, yet so impactful in our lives as humans.

Gratitude and thankfulness in every single thing we have, thankful not for receiving, but thankful for giving.

Revealing stories of spiritual experiences from monks and nuns, about the process of becoming and entering monastic life. About the glimmer of faith and hope that is increasingly embedded in the conscience, but the world still rejects and grips them not to be released. Are they capable?

Uncovering the explanation of faith, dispelling all the doubts of the heart, the hesitation of love and the choice of monastic life, makes us trapped in an empty life.

But the stories in this book, answering all kinds of doubts, give an explicit message from all kinds of personal experiences of monks and nuns, that “when we have the intention, there is a way”.

What we do is beneficial to the reader:

In reading this book we will learn all the fundamental elements of life.

About likes and hates, about intentions and obstacles. It teaches us about sincerity, about a life of service, about the sacrifices that have been made.

Giving us a true Christian lifestyle, teaching us healthy habits, organization, and the importance of sobriety.

Don't be afraid, life is about choosing, follow your heart. Explicitly describes that life is about ourselves and God. 

How well we know ourselves means we also know the Master of Life. 

I highly recommend this book for high school students, or teenagers who want to solidify their determination to enter the monastic life. 

It gives a brief overview of what to expect. So that candidates can prepare themselves well before entering.