The Monk Life

If I lived in the Middle Ages, my occupation would be the monk. Usually, monks are seen as to only work through hard labor under God’s wishes. The monk in The Canterbury Tales isn’t the type of monk you would expect in real life. This monk happens to appreciate life.

            Monks live in the rich part of town because their social status is the second highest and they earn a lot of money. If I was a monk, I would be in the richest part of London. My residence would be near the church where I work as the Prior of the Cell. This is similar to my personal life because I happen to live in the suburb which is near the St. Augustine church.

St. Augustine happens to be the saint (along with St. Maur) that is the most strict and traditional. These saints believe in working in hard labor. However, the monk in the tale doesn’t follow the rules of these saints. The monk in the tale is lazy and has a lot of leisure time. I, too, happen to have a lot of leisure time in my life. This is considered as a challenge for me. It’s hard to go straight into hard work if there is a lot of time on my hands. However, I use a lot of perseverance to overcome it.

Religion is a huge factor in not only a monk’s life, but also mine. Catholicism has taught me to love one another as a brother or sister. My family life as a monk would be a sustainable relationship. It wouldn’t go awry at all because hate cannot exist within our family.

As a monk, the world around me is what God created. Wars are something what man has made. I don’t like wars so I would not go into military training. I do not believe in killing another human being. That is immoral. Because of this, people in the world should learn to appreciate and use what life has in store for them. My moral is to use the leisure time you have and do something with it.

My plans for the future are to preach to others to go make a difference in the world. I may be a lazy monk, but I know that under my morals, we must return the favor of what life has given us. We cannot waste life.

Time cannot be wasted. The cliché quote “Live life to the fullest” does have an actual meaning to it. We came onto earth to serve as human beings. We did not come here to waste our life.