I get what you wrote. I’m usually alone or alone in a room with other people. When I see these videos, being a recluse has it’s appeal. It’s a vicarious fix.
It depends. Those who feel lonely around people will not feel less lonely in seclusion. Seclusion, at least in the Catholic sense, is best done by those who already have gained inner peace with God in Christ. There are dessert fathers who have written about such things. It was mentioned by one for instance that an angry man who tries to become a dessert monk will begin to get angry at the rocks and the sand when no one else is around. The reason he says this is because a lack of inner peace cannot be blamed on externals. It is easier to blame others than to look within at our internal enemies. That being said, I am not claiming that a worldly person could not go to the wilderness and find salvation in seclusion. I am simply saying that a good understanding of the psyche and spiritual warfare is needed to conquer oneself regardless of where he lives.
@justfaceit0005 I agree that this is the life of the few but I'm not entirely sure about the 'life not having a meaning' part. Rather we must question, what is the meaning of life? Because there certainly is a meaning as God has placed us in this world. If one comes to the conclusion that living life as most people live it (as active members of society) is meaningless, then for sure, they may wish to follow the path of hermitage or monasticism.
You don’t need anyone permission for a life of solitude. Just be an Unofficial Hermit. Who cares what people think. Certified monk or uncertified. What difference does it make.
I wonder if he is still there. My uncle was a hermit in a very old chapel near Malmedy in Belgium, he also started with no running water but there was a fresh water source close to the chapel and he used to collect water from it. He translated sacred texts /books. Beautiful memories
I’m sure I could live like that… I don’t need interaction with other humans, just my trees, dogs, and chickens, that is all… my brother is the same, we can be in the same room and not talk to each other for hours… we love it
Living this way is so amazing. There is absolutely no stress from dealing with other people and their demands on your time and energy. You can pursue your own goals and interests with zero distractions. Your mind and imagination develop and you gain a deep amount of wisdom. The flip side is it is very addicting and after prolonged periods of solitude it becomes almost impossible to deal with society and people and all their strange shallow social conventions.
Wish I had that life too no family , no friends, no work, no drama from other people nobody would bother me and I could live my life on my terms only! If you dont' fit in their world create a world of your own! People never liked me anyways! I can do what I want and travel if I had money! Who needs people anyways they are always a problem! Better be safe than sorry! I hate people's drama!
A Catholic hermit does not enter solitude out of hatred for people but out of love for people and God. Nor is it a life on your own terms so to speak. It requires poverty, celibacy, and solitude - it is a life of penance and prayer.
@@eugeniovincenzo1621 The Church was strong then but still had problems and it was a lot smaller. Every age of the Church has its own set of problems. You should look up the theory based on Prophecy on the Seven Ages of the Church - alluded to in the seven letters to the Churches in Revelation. If this theory is correct then we are currently nearing the end of the fifth age which is known as the age of apostasy. We also must remember that the current issues of our time are God's judgement against us in order to try and wake us up. We must remain faithful both when the Church seems strong and weak. God will restore His Church in His own time.This is not an easy age to be Catholic but that also means we have so many more graces available to us. The Hermit Desert Fathers are still with us because they continue to pray for us in Heaven. And that is one of the most beautiful things about being one of the faithful during these times, is that we have so many Saints and Martyrs in Heaven praying for us whereas the early Church had far less of that. Lets keep strong in the faith and endure to the end.
Meh… I am a hermit. I got like zero contacts or connections. People think I am completely miserable. Oddly, it is pretty peaceful once I turn on Tokyo city pop. I think people blow the misery of being a hermit out of proportion. It is possible to somewhat enjoy this lifestyle.
@@midnighttrucker19 I agree but if you're going to town twice a week you ain't no hermit, I know.. my closest grocery store is 99 Mi away and I have stayed out here for 4 months at a time, so if you want to talk hermit you're talking to one now, I just got phone reception out here a few years ago and I lived out here for 14 years and it was 48 miles round trip for me to make a phone call, I am now going into my 17th year of living in the middle of nowhere
The nice thing about being a hermit is you have your life on your terms, no boy friend or girlfriend, nobody telling you what to do and for this man I think he seems happy! Happiness is what he wanted and I want this life being hermit and just being alone isn't bad. Its the people that I don't miss! I don't want to deal with trauma again and having people hate me so much. I am still hated no matter what I do. I am getting out of VA in 2019 and I am going some place else. I dont' care what happens to me. I want to be some place else. Or another world. If its possible to go into another world. My life sucks b/c I am being gang stalked and I am hated so much. I can't wait to be old and dead. That's the ticket out of this world is waiting to die. I hope I die soon.
You don't wanna die you really don't ur life means something people don't know you and you need to work on urself Angel give urself some time maybe sometime alone could help but if u need to talk there must be someone still there for u death ain't a ticket life is the true ticket
"One of Europe's last hermitages"... Clearly they have not been to Romania or Greece, the number of hermitages and monasteries there is large, and some of them date from the first millenium.
@@antoniaandra149 well, it is an open secret for those who want to see but the west is engrossed in their own narcissism, believing that... ei au inventat coada la pruna...
@@d1427 Don't you think it is harmful to accuse the west of narcissism rather than to learn from the wisdom of both Eastern Catholicism and Western Catholicism. I think they both offer a great value. Both the west and east have problems.
@@CatholicK5357 Not sure what you mean by eastern Catholicism- have you heard of Orthodoxism [it looks like English doesn't even have a spelling for it- the 'ism' suffix has preferential status]? Yes, people should learn from each other but where is the interest, and what could the west offer? On the other hand it is a great loss for the west to ignore the ancient Orthodox tradition of hermitic life that continues unabated from even before the idea of a Catholic split in Christianity. Besides this, there is a fundamental difference between the two in understanding the nature of God in relation to men, let alone the liberal opening of the west towards giving consideration to sexual preferences in faith. I personally don't support such an example of learning [other than how not to do it...]
@@d1427 Eastern Catholics are Christians with Eastern rite liturgies who have remained or have reunited with Rome due to not wishing to remain in schism. Where is the interest you say? Maybe none from you apparently. But there are many who wish to learn and do so. What does the west have to offer you say? Perhaps some humility. Western Catholicism has a rich history of saintly writings and doctors that many have found quite insightful; likewise with the Eastern Catholic dessert Fathers and Saints. Both Eastern and Western Catholicism have the same creeds and are not opposed in doctrine. What they do have is a different approach to theology, and I think that is where each gets their strength and weakness. Both the west and the east have had ruptures in Christian teaching. The Orthodox for instance have ruptures in the teaching of divorce, contraception, authority. And many in the west don't value tradition enough. Those who wish to preserve the faith wish to fix these ruptures by going to the roots and leaving the revolutionaries to their own self-destructive demise. By your own words of not supporting good examples of learning, it would certainly explain your lack of humility and hatred of western Christianity
Feeling lonely from time to time when you're alone is normal. But when you're with some one, may be a spouse, or friends, and you feel lonely, then that is a problem. That's a good sign that you're better off alone. i spend 9-10 blissful months a year alone. Absolutely loving every minute of it. Then 2 months a year I spend with my daughter and wife. That is alright too, but the time alone is very special to me.
its a tourist destination, He joined to be a Aristocratic Hermit which is a trend in the 17th to 19th Century where rich nobles hire pilgrim and old Vagabond to decorate thier garden as a living gnome, he can't actively socialize but visitors can.
Which I could do that live my life the way I want to live it which is alone and no judgements or rules to live by I would be cut off from the world and not bother with anyone and I could do what I want! Living in isolation doesn't bother me people never liked me and they never wanted me around anyways, and people always hated me and they even said so nobody likes you they hammered this in my head over and over and people in Northern VA these people suck b/c they are backstabbers, lairs, users, abusers and idiots who have no common sense and brains. They always bullied me and hated me and they still do and people always hated me and I would give anything to cut myself off from the world and live this life and do want I wanna do! Nobody would hurt me or yell at me and I would be fine alone! Better than jail or prison if you ask me! Hermits live their life like that for a reason. They probbaly hated people just I hated people! MEAN PEOPLE SUCK!
Paul D How are you in any position to judge a man that has a lifestyle that more closely resembles that of a hermit when compared to yours? This man doesn't have a UA-cam account with a "favorites" playlist of 905 videos that was updated two days ago as of this comment. If you wish to be a hermit as a spiritual journey you should look up to this man and the position he has made for himself rather than critique his lifestyle. If you had the balls to live as a true hermit by your definition you'd pack as much useful items in a backpack and go out into the woods to live in solitude even if it meant sleeping on the forest floor and scavenging for insects to eat...
Unless you don't have the confidence that god the creator is on your side and will provide you everything you need and set up all obstacles as tribulation
He joined to be a Aristocratic Hermit which is a trend in the 17th to 19th Century where rich nobles hire pilgrim and old Vagabond to decorate thier garden as a living gnome, he can't actively socialize but visitors can.
He is not an Orthodox monk! He is Roman Catholic monk. He is way too modern to pass for an Orthodox monk. Besides that, his chapel’s altar is 100 % Roman Catholic.
He joined to be a Aristocratic Hermit which is a trend in the 17th to 19th Century where rich nobles hire pilgrim and old Vagabond to decorate thier garden as a living gnome, he can't actively socialize but visitors can.
I decided I would keep my filth to myself. lol. Anyways...the clear divider is whether you create with a spirit of God. Not all the time. Not perfect gospel 24/7. And you can be forgiven. But if you're gonna slander me and talk down on your brothers condition like you're better... Strut around like anything is cool and behavior doesn't matter. Like the laws aren't there for a reason. That's why I refuse to back down on that. Because if you don't hold firm on that, its like saying anything goes as long as you say sorry after and that's not acceptable. *I'll make you squeal.* And feel the fear of God. Until you see the err in your ways. Discipline. From Uncle Turtles. 😄 👏👏
I like that he dedicates his time to be with God. But I just don't think Jesus wants him not to smoke and pollute his body where the Holy Spirit dwells.
Somehow smoking a pipe and going to town TWICE (!) a week and having a shower in the sports centre doesn't really fit into my image of a hermit's life. Am I the only one?
@MR COLOSSUS True. At times we have to put away fear and come to the realisation that we shall all die. Even those who have people around them might be given the wrong help when one is at the poit of death.
he doesn't need anybody because God is with him. he is not afraid of death because we Catholics believe that Jesus will resurrect us from the dead if we follow him. because real salvation is not in this world. it's after this life.
You think being alone is lonely but when you've been around enough humans to know what loneliness really feels like solitude doesn't seem so bad.
I get what you wrote. I’m usually alone or alone in a room with other people. When I see these videos, being a recluse has it’s appeal. It’s a vicarious fix.
It depends. Those who feel lonely around people will not feel less lonely in seclusion. Seclusion, at least in the Catholic sense, is best done by those who already have gained inner peace with God in Christ. There are dessert fathers who have written about such things. It was mentioned by one for instance that an angry man who tries to become a dessert monk will begin to get angry at the rocks and the sand when no one else is around. The reason he says this is because a lack of inner peace cannot be blamed on externals. It is easier to blame others than to look within at our internal enemies. That being said, I am not claiming that a worldly person could not go to the wilderness and find salvation in seclusion. I am simply saying that a good understanding of the psyche and spiritual warfare is needed to conquer oneself regardless of where he lives.
Exactly. Not everyone is made for a reclusive life. Some need people more than others.
Humans are a pain in the arse.
He's living the good life that every man should aspire to😊
@justfaceit0005 I agree that this is the life of the few but I'm not entirely sure about the 'life not having a meaning' part. Rather we must question, what is the meaning of life? Because there certainly is a meaning as God has placed us in this world. If one comes to the conclusion that living life as most people live it (as active members of society) is meaningless, then for sure, they may wish to follow the path of hermitage or monasticism.
Sounds like a little piece of heaven.
All i need is books and this place
I wholeheartedly agree.
Playboy magazine 👯
I'm glad he found his life.
@I am nobody yeah whatever
It said only 1 of 57 gets picked.
I'd be like 'wow i can't even get picked to be an unpaid hermit ' 😭
You don’t need anyone permission for a life of solitude. Just be an Unofficial Hermit. Who cares what people think. Certified monk or uncertified. What difference does it make.
I wonder if he is still there. My uncle was a hermit in a very old chapel near Malmedy in Belgium, he also started with no running water but there was a fresh water source close to the chapel and he used to collect water from it. He translated sacred texts /books. Beautiful memories
This man understood Life
I’m sure I could live like that… I don’t need interaction with other humans, just my trees, dogs, and chickens, that is all… my brother is the same, we can be in the same room and not talk to each other for hours… we love it
Trees lol?
Well maybe you can be my future girlfriend then ;) I am no fan of chit-chat either. Just want to rest in silence and bliss...
Living this way is so amazing. There is absolutely no stress from dealing with other people and their demands on your time and energy. You can pursue your own goals and interests with zero distractions. Your mind and imagination develop and you gain a deep amount of wisdom. The flip side is it is very addicting and after prolonged periods of solitude it becomes almost impossible to deal with society and people and all their strange shallow social conventions.
GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS 😇🙏❤
How I long for a life of solitude.
Arnelly Castejon me too
I'm living this life involuntarily and am wondering what to do with my time
Same here
Okay UA-camd
Same here
People missing but these people have insights enjoy without interruptions. They could be a member of world of top knotchs.
Beautiful
I want this life.
Wish I had that life too no family , no friends, no work, no drama from other people nobody would bother me and I could live my life on my terms only! If you dont' fit in their world create a world of your own! People never liked me anyways! I can do what I want and travel if I had money! Who needs people anyways they are always a problem!
Better be safe than sorry! I hate people's drama!
A Catholic hermit does not enter solitude out of hatred for people but out of love for people and God. Nor is it a life on your own terms so to speak. It requires poverty, celibacy, and solitude - it is a life of penance and prayer.
@@CatholicK5357 The Church was so strong when we had the hermit desert fathers doing spiritual battle.
@@eugeniovincenzo1621 The Church was strong then but still had problems and it was a lot smaller. Every age of the Church has its own set of problems. You should look up the theory based on Prophecy on the Seven Ages of the Church - alluded to in the seven letters to the Churches in Revelation. If this theory is correct then we are currently nearing the end of the fifth age which is known as the age of apostasy.
We also must remember that the current issues of our time are God's judgement against us in order to try and wake us up. We must remain faithful both when the Church seems strong and weak. God will restore His Church in His own time.This is not an easy age to be Catholic but that also means we have so many more graces available to us.
The Hermit Desert Fathers are still with us because they continue to pray for us in Heaven. And that is one of the most beautiful things about being one of the faithful during these times, is that we have so many Saints and Martyrs in Heaven praying for us whereas the early Church had far less of that. Lets keep strong in the faith and endure to the end.
Only thing wrong! I'm 67 and a hermit, i couldn't live there! Too many people visiting! 😊
Meh… I am a hermit. I got like zero contacts or connections. People think I am completely miserable. Oddly, it is pretty peaceful once I turn on Tokyo city pop. I think people blow the misery of being a hermit out of proportion. It is possible to somewhat enjoy this lifestyle.
I am 18 and want to be one I really dislike people, how did you do it and what country is the best?
He ain't no hermit he goes to town twice a week😅
Hermit's go to town from time to time.
Ask Ken Smith.
@@midnighttrucker19 I agree but if you're going to town twice a week you ain't no hermit, I know.. my closest grocery store is 99 Mi away and I have stayed out here for 4 months at a time, so if you want to talk hermit you're talking to one now, I just got phone reception out here a few years ago and I lived out here for 14 years and it was 48 miles round trip for me to make a phone call, I am now going into my 17th year of living in the middle of nowhere
Wish to be in this man’s place.
With the rise of ai users. I'd love to become a hermit. I don't want my perception of art and culture to be corrupted
Covid-19: Three-month Lockdown
This man: Hold my beer.
Hold my bibles.
The nice thing about being a hermit is you have your life on your terms, no boy friend or girlfriend, nobody telling you what to do and for this man I think he seems happy! Happiness is what he wanted and I want this life being hermit and just being alone isn't
bad. Its the people that I don't miss! I don't want to deal with trauma again and having people hate me so much. I am still hated no matter what I do. I am getting out of VA in 2019 and I am going some place else. I dont' care what happens to me. I want to be some place else. Or another world. If its possible to go into another world. My life sucks b/c I am being gang stalked and I am hated so much. I can't wait to be old and dead. That's the ticket out of this world is waiting to die. I hope I die soon.
God bless you Angel Simone
You don't wanna die you really don't ur life means something people don't know you and you need to work on urself Angel give urself some time maybe sometime alone could help but if u need to talk there must be someone still there for u death ain't a ticket life is the true ticket
Pray and Read The Bible. God loves you, Jesus loves you, The Holy Spirit Loves you.
Update?
I’m with you on that
Heart warming...
"One of Europe's last hermitages"... Clearly they have not been to Romania or Greece, the number of hermitages and monasteries there is large, and some of them date from the first millenium.
Orthodoxy is the best kept secret in the world...
@@antoniaandra149 well, it is an open secret for those who want to see but the west is engrossed in their own narcissism, believing that... ei au inventat coada la pruna...
@@d1427 Don't you think it is harmful to accuse the west of narcissism rather than to learn from the wisdom of both Eastern Catholicism and Western Catholicism. I think they both offer a great value. Both the west and east have problems.
@@CatholicK5357 Not sure what you mean by eastern Catholicism- have you heard of Orthodoxism [it looks like English doesn't even have a spelling for it- the 'ism' suffix has preferential status]?
Yes, people should learn from each other but where is the interest, and what could the west offer? On the other hand it is a great loss for the west to ignore the ancient Orthodox tradition of hermitic life that continues unabated from even before the idea of a Catholic split in Christianity.
Besides this, there is a fundamental difference between the two in understanding the nature of God in relation to men, let alone the liberal opening of the west towards giving consideration to sexual preferences in faith. I personally don't support such an example of learning [other than how not to do it...]
@@d1427 Eastern Catholics are Christians with Eastern rite liturgies who have remained or have reunited with Rome due to not wishing to remain in schism.
Where is the interest you say? Maybe none from you apparently. But there are many who wish to learn and do so. What does the west have to offer you say? Perhaps some humility. Western Catholicism has a rich history of saintly writings and doctors that many have found quite insightful; likewise with the Eastern Catholic dessert Fathers and Saints.
Both Eastern and Western Catholicism have the same creeds and are not opposed in doctrine. What they do have is a different approach to theology, and I think that is where each gets their strength and weakness.
Both the west and the east have had ruptures in Christian teaching. The Orthodox for instance have ruptures in the teaching of divorce, contraception, authority. And many in the west don't value tradition enough. Those who wish to preserve the faith wish to fix these ruptures by going to the roots and leaving the revolutionaries to their own self-destructive demise.
By your own words of not supporting good examples of learning, it would certainly explain your lack of humility and hatred of western Christianity
Feeling lonely from time to time when you're alone is normal. But when you're with some one, may be a spouse, or friends, and you feel lonely, then that is a problem. That's a good sign that you're better off alone. i spend 9-10 blissful months a year alone. Absolutely loving every minute of it. Then 2 months a year I spend with my daughter and wife. That is alright too, but the time alone is very special to me.
I think he meets more people than I do...
@@chantelltaylor4461 and do we make a big fuss about it? No right? 😃
@@maritaz7577 I'm not making a fuss just gets hard not being around God fearing people. I just want live in peace.
@@chantelltaylor4461 yes I understand
This is the beauty of religion...
Breath taking
I want his job
UNA PENA NO HABERLO TRADUCIDO. GRACIAS....
At the 0:23 second mark He really reminded me of Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek
I can hear an Autobahn in the background, not that secluded.
Is God not to be found near the autobahn?
its a tourist destination, He joined to be a Aristocratic Hermit which is a trend in the 17th to 19th Century where rich nobles hire pilgrim and old Vagabond to decorate thier garden as a living gnome, he can't actively socialize but visitors can.
nice!
Which I could do that live my life the way I want to live it which is alone and no judgements or rules to live by I would be cut off from the world and not bother with anyone and I could do what I want! Living in isolation doesn't bother me people never liked me and they never wanted me around anyways, and people always hated me and they even said so nobody likes you they hammered this in my head over and over and people in Northern VA these people suck b/c they are backstabbers, lairs, users, abusers and idiots who have no common sense and brains. They always bullied me and hated me and they still do and people always hated me and I would give anything to cut myself off from the world and live this life and do want I wanna do! Nobody would hurt me or yell at me and I would be fine alone! Better than jail or prison if you ask me! Hermits live their life like that for a reason. They probbaly hated people just I hated people! MEAN PEOPLE SUCK!
Smoking ,a fleshly desire to get rid of as a hermit in solitude.
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I love it nothing but solitude.. you must be well off
Cool!
Sounds cool. My wife would hate me. Lol
What? For this?
I am a big city catholic in Germany!❤❤😂
The commercial with a bunch of political garbage. Can we start commenting on commercials?
It nice can i join
Real hermit
Nirandekura jiriberk
What you call a hermit fish?
Luke 21,36 KJV ❤
This is nonsense really and an insult to real hermits. Tourism for the town.
Paul D How are you in any position to judge a man that has a lifestyle that more closely resembles that of a hermit when compared to yours? This man doesn't have a UA-cam account with a "favorites" playlist of 905 videos that was updated two days ago as of this comment. If you wish to be a hermit as a spiritual journey you should look up to this man and the position he has made for himself rather than critique his lifestyle. If you had the balls to live as a true hermit by your definition you'd pack as much useful items in a backpack and go out into the woods to live in solitude even if it meant sleeping on the forest floor and scavenging for insects to eat...
Unless you don't have the confidence that god the creator is on your side and will provide you everything you need and set up all obstacles as tribulation
@@andrewm5612 You triggered price.
@@andrewm5612 When compared to Father Lazarus El Anthony this man is leading a semi hermetic life at best.
He joined to be a Aristocratic Hermit which is a trend in the 17th to 19th Century where rich nobles hire pilgrim and old Vagabond to decorate thier garden as a living gnome, he can't actively socialize but visitors can.
He is not an Orthodox monk! He is Roman Catholic monk. He is way too modern to pass for an Orthodox monk. Besides that, his chapel’s altar is 100 % Roman Catholic.
He joined to be a Aristocratic Hermit which is a trend in the 17th to 19th Century where rich nobles hire pilgrim and old Vagabond to decorate thier garden as a living gnome, he can't actively socialize but visitors can.
Yes, the video makes it quite clear that he is Roman Catholic. Do you hate Roman Catholics?
Modern? Just because he doesnt have any human bones in his chapel?
What? Yes he is a Catholic monk so what? God bless the pope.
I decided I would keep my filth to myself. lol.
Anyways...the clear divider is whether you create with a spirit of God. Not all the time. Not perfect gospel 24/7. And you can be forgiven. But if you're gonna slander me and talk down on your brothers condition like you're better... Strut around like anything is cool and behavior doesn't matter. Like the laws aren't there for a reason. That's why I refuse to back down on that. Because if you don't hold firm on that, its like saying anything goes as long as you say sorry after and that's not acceptable.
*I'll make you squeal.* And feel the fear of God. Until you see the err in your ways. Discipline. From Uncle Turtles. 😄 👏👏
What on God's green earth are you talking about?
I like that he dedicates his time to be with God. But I just don't think Jesus wants him not to smoke and pollute his body where the Holy Spirit dwells.
Pipe tobacco is not inhaled.
Somehow smoking a pipe and going to town TWICE (!) a week and having a shower in the sports centre doesn't really fit into my image of a hermit's life. Am I the only one?
What is he smoking on?
For real
Lol .not a hermit it's called a easy job
Balls.
As he grows old, what if he has a heart attack all alone, who is gonna call for first aid?
@MR COLOSSUS True. At times we have to put away fear and come to the realisation that we shall all die. Even those who have people around them might be given the wrong help when one is at the poit of death.
he doesn't need anybody because God is with him. he is not afraid of death because we Catholics believe that Jesus will resurrect us from the dead if we follow him. because real salvation is not in this world. it's after this life.
People have heart attacks in their homes in cities and aren't discovered for weeks or months.
You guys are spitting some facts, though.
@@kentmathewgargantiel4312 Ha h ha. Soon you will talk of reincarnation back into this suffering world.
He left. Sorry I know this man, no....
He didn't stay being a hermit?
No@@virginiakraft8331
Hii but don’t smoke it’s sin
where is that in the bible?