They are a reality that surpasses dreams, a unity that overcomes conflict, a whole that exceeds the parts, and a reality that is greater than ideas.
"If you all live these four principles, then you will live in peace and harmony," the Pope told young people from Scholas Occurrentes at the Graha Pemuda Senayan Youth Center, Jakarta, on Wednesday evening.
According to him, life would be useless if humans experience something different from what they tell others.
"If there is no continuity between what is in the mind, with what is in front of our eyes, and what we do, then we are considered schizophrenics," he said.
The other three things — unity, wholeness, and reality — are good things that must go well in order to find balance and create a harmonious life, he added.
"If there is war, is there harmony there?" he asked the youngsters who attended the event.
He further emphasized that a person needs to harmonize the four principles to live like a mature human being.
A mature human being, he explained, is marked by unity of thoughts, speech, and action, due to which, he/she experiences harmony in life.
In addition, the Pope complimented one young man who asked him a question as a mature human, saying he considered the young man to be speaking from the heart.
"What really impresses me about you is that you speak from the heart, and speaking from the heart is something very beautiful," Pope Francis said.
The Pope is visiting Indonesia as part of his Asia-Oceania apostolic journey. Scheduled from September 3–13, 2024, this is the longest pontifical journey he has embarked on during his 11 years of service.
Besides Indonesia, the esteemed religious figure will also visit Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore.
Pope Francis will be in Indonesia until September 6, participating in various activities, including an interfaith dialogue at Istiqlal Mosque and a grand mass at Jakarta Cathedral.
He is the third Vatican head of state to visit the country, following Pope Paul VI in 1970 and Pope John Paul II in 1989.
The Pope's decision to include Indonesia in his itinerary stems from the fact that despite being a Muslim-majority country, Indonesia is home to around 8.5 million Catholics who live peacefully alongside their interfaith brothers and sisters.
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Translator: Sean Filo Muhamad, Yashinta Difa
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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