"St. Augustine might be the original procrastinator. In Confessions, he famously wrestles with the desire to change - just not yet. 'Make me chaste,' he pleads, 'but not yet.' Again and again, he delays with a simple word: cras - tomorrow. Then tomorrow again. Cras et cras, delay after delay.
"Augustine's problem wasn't laziness. It was fear. He feared what change would cost him. He clung to familiar habits, even while knowing they no longer satisfied him.
"In that way, he’s surprisingly relatable.. . ."
In a recent commentary, writer/scholar Daniel Esparza reflected on how summer might be a time not to get everything done, but to get one important thing done.
To access Mr. Esparza's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: Daniel Esparza: Augustine, procrastination, and the grace of summer (17 AUG 25)
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