Of course, it would be easier to get to paradise with a full stomach, all snuggled up in a soft feather-bed, but what is required is to carry one’s cross along the way, for the kingdom of God is not attained by enduring one or two troubles, but many!
You must make every effort to restrain yourself, so as not to acquire the unfortunate habit of losing your temper. This unbearable vice is not as noticeable in oneself as it is in others- and those who become angry over nothing are deserving of the fire of Gehenna.
Featured image: New Forest National Park, United Kingdom. Photographer Annie Spratt, 2017. source