3.1              The Narrow Path

         Jesus says, “Walk through the narrow way because it leads to the kingdom of God.” Why? For it is full of difficulties. One must go through this to attain the kingdom of God. Kierkegaard rephrases this sentence and adds his words saying that what is more important for us is not the narrow path but the narrowness of the path. It means that to reach towards the perfection one must experience tribulation. Here the essential meaning of this pint is not the path but the journey in other words how one travels the path. Though one is aware of the tribulations and the afflictions on the path one radiates the joyful disposition. One must always keep oneself joyful because the afflictions lead one to perfection. When one finds oneself joyful in the midst of these afflictions on the way towards perfection one is strengthened.

        As one moves forward on this path it becomes harder and harder. Therefore before beginning the journey one should always establish the task that one wants to achieve and then perfect it. Once the task is established the way becomes clear that is the way of affliction. As one marches ahead one may find many people on the same path along with one who have no afflictions then one must know that they don’t share his path.

         The affliction and the way are not two separate things. They are one. If you take one away then the other also is taken away. Eventually it leads to something. As long as the affliction is the way it will lead to something and if it is not then it ceases to be the way.

          To conclude, as our master has said that we must walk through the narrow way to achieve the eternal life. It means that we must walk on the path full of difficulties and hindrances so that it will lead us to achieve eternal happiness