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What a remarkable, long-lived life! It's common to turn one's attention to spiritual pursuits in one's old age, but a full third of one's life is very long and

• akudha 5y ago
  It is amazing that she could do such a radical change overnight, that too at an older age. Like, how can one go from luxurious lifestyle to sleeping on the floor overnight? Most people would have trouble giving up their luxuries for a couple of days. Incredible!
  • susiecambria 5y ago
    In action it was overnight, but she was drawn to being a nun from an early age. I'm sure that this idea, this dream was always in the back of her mind. But I do take your point. Dropping everything. Heck, I can't miss a coffee in the morning! But it does show internal (and external) fortitude.
• tw04 5y ago
  Not to downplay her commitment, but given she joined immediately after her husband died, perhaps she wasn’t thinking it was going to be for a full third of her life when she started.
  • rmk 5y ago
    No doubt that is almost certainly true, but if you read the article, you will find that she was intending to become a nun when she fell in love and started a family. It sounds like she practically postponed her dream of becoming a nun and got the family responsibilities over with before heading to the cloister.
  • Thorrez 5y ago
    >On her 61st birthday [...] [s]he told her guests she had devoted her first 30 years of life to herself, the second 30 to her children and that the last third of her life would be dedicated to God. Even if it was just a joke, she probably at least knew it was a possibility.