We are asked often what is the driving philosophy of the Pizzaonian Monasteries. Many would think we would have a ready answer, but we don’t.
Here in Pizzaonia we have become wary of packaged philosophies and mission statements. They seem to become like stale bread in a very short time.
For us the reason is simple and obvious. Change is about us everywhere. In us, in our neighbors, in the very nature we exist in and share with all things.
The minute we have a philosophy the reason for bringing it into being has already begun to change.
We are all standing on quicksand and the sooner we can muster the courage to accept this fact the sooner we begin to live realistic lives.
Many challenge this notion by reminding us that our position is an invitation to chaos. We agree with our critics, but this does not change the fact.
We are stuck in a dynamic and changing culture, galaxy, and universe. All life is in flux and we are like the drops of water in the river moving with the current.
For many this is a despairing position and becomes intolerable. At first, this can be true, but it is also liberating. Facing a subjective reality has that virtue, and for Pizzaonians this is the defining concept of our existentialism.
The nature of all pizzaonian existentialist thought is to face a subjective reality and let it bring its consequences. The very uncertainty of all things is the quicksand and power of existentialism. The Pizzaonian code for accepting life revolves around this one essential fact.
Then what is the purpose of the Pizzaonian mission and its monasteries and sundry affiliations? Simply this: To evolve toward a perfect union – a familiar phase borrowed and modified from the American constitution.
However, we carry its meaning beyond its original intent. We apply its meaning to all things including our personal relationships, our everyday activity and to our national aspirations.
We use these words as the yardstick by which we measure all that we do – always uncertain, but united always in faith, not fact, that we are all evolving toward a more perfect union.
For those who need certainty and sure proof for what they believe, Pizzaonia is not your place. But, for those who seek a community where who and what you are will be allowed to exist as you find your way through this uncertain life – we are the place for you.
The uncertainty of reality eventually becomes the uncertainty of certainty.*
*A saying posted over the entranceway of our chapel.
Brother Giovanni
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