‘I am not as intellectually gifted as some of our order, but bear with me, brothers. I recall a phrase the Abbot used when I was a novitiate. He said: “When a fool sees himself as he is, then he is a fool no longer; and when a wise man learns of his own wisdom, then he becomes a fool.” This caused me great trouble, for it seemed mere word play. But after many years I have come to this conclusion: that only in certainty is there moral danger. Doubt is the gift we must cherish, for it forces us to question our motives constantly. It guides us to the truth. I do not know if we choose wisely the path we now walk. I do not know if we are right in what we do. But we walk it in faith.‘

– Astila, to The Thirty, Waylander

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