Prologue to The Rule (paragraph 3)

However late, then, it may seem, let us rouse ourselves from lethargy. That is what scripture urges on us when it says: the time has come for us to rouse ourselves from sleep. Let us open our eyes to the light that can change us into the likeness of God. (From para. 3 of Prologue to The Rule of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Rousing, opening, changing, being in the now. I recall the Chinese wisdom,"The best time to plant a tree is thirty years ago. The second best time is now." Only, now is not really second best. It is only and completely now, the only living moment which is calling me forth to transform and grow.