Will You Allow Yourself to be Lost Forever?

Like all Fr. Arcilla's students (and former students), I was faced with this line, among others, more times than I could possibly remember. Most likely the effect of the question being hammered relentlessly on us with his trademark modulated voice, I have felt the gravity of it more than once. It hits me each time I become acutely aware of how much time I tend to be wasting, of all the unflinching idleness, or of significant moments wasted.