The Intellectual Life By A. G. Sertillanges

“A vocation is not fulfilled by vague reading and a few scattered writings” –A.G. Sertillanges. Did you ever wonder about life? Did you ever examine your own life? Through examining your life, did you already know your vocation? Did you already consider your life as an intellectual life? With the book titled “The Intellectual life” of A.G. Sertillanges, one can learn how to be an intellectual and to have an intellectual life. This book of Sertillanges teaches a person the things about Faith, Discipline, and Balance; these three are the keys to open an intellectual life. Based on this book, an intellectual life is a vocation. Speaking of vocation, we relate this to those who make intellectual work as their life, those who engaged in some calling or we relate this to those who completely give themselves up to study. As a reward of this commitment, their minds develop and go deeper. Those people develop and deepen their mind not only through reading written text but also, through practicing their vocation in continuity and in methodical effort; they are so very determined to practice it with discipline. They attach discipline in enhancing their skill in their vocation in order to attain a balanced life (for it is a must to have
It is theological in structure because it is written in the framework of religious belief. (As a Catholic author, it shouldn’t be a surprise to the readers.) Through this kind of structure, it influences the readers to be close to God. It encourages a person to be more faithful, for an intellectual does not stand alone and belongs in His time. It is philosophical in context because it pushes the readers to think and makes its readers to philosophize the things around them, to philosophize most especially their own life. This book persuades a person to examine his own life. This examining process is a guide to hear the Calling and the path to know his