{"id":35,"date":"2010-05-09T17:49:11","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=35"},"modified":"2010-08-18T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T07:15:44","slug":"how-sensitive-a-heart-i-have-overly-so-in-fact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"HOW SENSITIVE A HEART I HAVE, OVERLY SO IN FACT…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last entry from Eugene\u2019s self-description spoke about the strength of his character. Today\u2019s extract continues with the other side of this coin: his extreme sensitivity. This side of his character was increased by his being Provencal \u2013 a southern Mediterranean people who have strong ways of expressing their feelings. Here is the richness of Eugene for me: he was hyper-sensitive to the needs of people and to their suffering, and was able to respond ferociously with his strong character:<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is hard to understand, given the portrait of myself I have just painted, how sensitive a heart I have, overly so in fact. It would take too long to give you all the stories of my childhood traits I have had related to me and which are really rather surprising. It was quite normal for me to give away my breakfast even when I was hungry to satisfy the hunger of the poor, I used to bring firewood to people who complained of the cold and of not being able to afford to buy it, on one occasion I went as far as to give away the clothes off my back to clothe a poor person, and many, many other stories in the same vein.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n
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When I had offended someone, even if it was a servant, I never had a moment\u2019s peace until I had been able to make reparation for what I had done, with some gifts, or gesture of friendship, or even a hug for the one who had reason to complain about me.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n
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I have not changed over the years. I idolize my family. I would let myself be cut up into little pieces for some members of my family, and that stretches out to quite a long way for I would give my life without hesitation for my father, mother, grandmother, my sister and my father\u2019s two brothers.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Self-evaluation written for his spiritual director in 1808, O.W. XIV n. 30<\/em><\/p>\n

It is because of this inheritance that the Oblate family is characterised today as being \u201cclose to the people\u201d and \u201cspecialists in difficult cases\u201d at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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