Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ Saint Matthew 25,14-30.Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.

From this parable there are many indications that can teach us to behave as good Christians.
Before entering into the merits, I must say that it seems clear to me that God - represented here by the servants Master - has created equal all men, as we all are holders of the dignity of beings created by Him.
In fact, everyone is given the same reward regardless of the amount of talents of each one.
Secondly, it can be said that the talents of the parable are those gifts entrusted to a human being, starting from the extraordinary gift of life, which obviously God himself expects to be used for good.
In fact, it is not a question of simple 'gifts', which remain the recipient property and which can be freely disposed of, perhaps wasting them, but of loans that must be returned after making them bear fruit.
Therefore, instead of the reward given to all the others, whoever in the parable does not use the dowry he received is severely and definitively punished.
In short, it can be said that from the one who has received more talents, the Master expects more.

The talents of the parable can therefore be understood as the time to live and exploit these gifts of God: "do not waste time, take the opportunities and face the situations that life presents to you".

Given that any honest work done with dedication and conscience has a dignity equal to any other, those who find ourselves living in an ordinary situation, who perhaps think it is monotonous, or who perhaps carry out a job that is not adequately evaluated, or who find themselves in difficult conditions, can equally pay back the talent they have received with interest.
It is said that each day does bring its cross, and a popular proverb says "God sends you cold according to your own clothes" so I think the right thing to do is to live our life doing the best possible, giving all the best of us in the family, in our work, and in good relationships with our neighbor, and enduring adversity. And, first of all, Our Lord must also be an integral part of our life.

We will probably never be given the opportunity to heroically testify our faith, so we have to be the 'heroes' of everyday.
Faced with the countless situations and events that can happen, pleasant or unpleasant, joyful or even - God forbid - even tragic, we must strive to live in the presence of the Master, reminding us that He can present himself in front of us at any moment, when he is not there.
Let us wait for and always ask ourselves what we are doing or we have done with the dowry we received. And then He will give us reward or punishment. Our perspective therefore is out of time, it is eternity.

But God - we know it well - is not exactly like the master of the parable, he is merciful and always helps us, if we ask him with faith, even when we do not immediately understand what king of help he is offering us. And he forgives us too, but in return we must strive not to waste the talent he has given us.

God therefore left us the guide of how we should behave in every situation: that is, the synoptic Gospels. Let's read a passage every day and try to meditate on it, to see what Jesus means to us.

However this it is not so easy, therefore we must get used to pray a lot, to educate ourselve, and sometimes ask for the help of someone more experienced than us, but without ever neglecting to think for ourselves, using our owm brain.

A talent (in Latin talentum, in ancient Greek: τάλαντον, talanton 'scale, balance, sum') was an ancient unit of measurement of mass, a reference weight for trade.

Talent was therefore a measure of value equal to the corresponding quantity of metal. In ancient times all metals were precious, for example when the talents of gold, silver, bronze and iron, donated for the construction of the first temple in Jerusalem, are mentioned in the Bible - in the Books of Chronicles.

Without going too far, for example, the amount of mass of a talent was different between different peoples:

We can easily calculate the enormous value of a gold or silver talent if we know how much gold, silver etc. is worth today.
I am not talking about iron because today it is a very common metal that is worth almost nothing compared to the others, while in ancient times it had a certain vslue

The parables of Jesus are tales attributed to him found in the gospels, both canonical and non-canonical, and in a few other ancient sources.
The term parable derives from the Greek and literally means "comparison and similitude".
The parable is a way of expressing oneself based on concrete examples, generally on the comparison between two situations: one known and one not known.
In this way, complex concepts can be explained in a simple way, favoring immediate understanding. It also serves to allow the listeners to move to a new extraneous and unusual way starting from their usual way of understanding and interpreting words and events they narrate.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25,14-30.

Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one– to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five.
Likewise, the one who received two made another two.
But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master's money.
After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.'
His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.'
(Then) the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.'
His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.'
Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, 'Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter;
so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.'
His master said to him in reply, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?
Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.'”

			Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ Saint Matthew 25,14-30

`How to be or become a follower of Jesus Christ in the world and in your situation`
'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.» From this parable there are many indications that can teach us to behave as good Christians. Before entering into the merits, I must say that it seems clear to me that God - represented here by the servants Master - has created equal all men, as we all are holders of the dignity of beings created by Him. In fact, everyone is given the same reward regardless of the amount of talents of each one. Secondly, it can be said that the talents of the parable are those gifts entrusted to a human being, starting from the extraordinary gift of life, which obviously God himself expects to be used for good. In fact, it is not a question of simple 'gifts', which remain the recipient property and which can be freely disposed of, perhaps wasting them, but of loans that must be returned after making them bear fruit. Therefore, instead of the reward given to all the others, whoever in the parable does not use the dowry he received is severely and definitively punished. In short, it can be said that from the one who has received more talents, the Master expects more. The talents of the parable can therefore be understood as the time to live and exploit these gifts of God: "do not waste time, take the opportunities and face the situations that life presents to you". Given that any honest work done with dedication and conscience has a dignity equal to any other, those who find ourselves living in an ordinary situation, who perhaps think it is monotonous, or who perhaps carry out a job that is not adequately evaluated, or who find themselves in difficult conditions, can equally pay back the talent they have received with interest. It is said that each day does bring its cross, and a popular proverb says "God sends you cold according to your own clothes" so I think the right thing to do is to live our life doing the best possible, giving all the best of us in the family, in our work, and in good relationships with our neighbor, and enduring adversity. And, first of all, Our Lord must also be an integral part of our life. We will probably never be given the opportunity to heroically testify our faith, so we have to be the 'heroes' of everyday. Faced with the countless situations and events that can happen, pleasant or unpleasant, joyful or even - God forbid - even tragic, we must strive to live in the presence of the Master, reminding us that He can present himself in front of us at any moment, when he is not there. Let us wait for and always ask ourselves what we are doing or we have done with the dowry we received. And then He will give us reward or punishment. Our perspective therefore is out of time, it is eternity. But God - we know it well - is not exactly like the master of the parable, he is merciful and always helps us, if we ask him with faith, even when we do not immediately understand what king of help he is offering us. And he forgives us too, but in return we must strive not to waste the talent he has given us. God therefore left us the guide of how we should behave in every situation: that is, the synoptic Gospels. Let's read a passage every day and try to meditate on it, to see what Jesus means to us. However this it is not so easy, therefore we must get used to pray a lot, to educate ourselve, and sometimes ask for the help of someone more experienced than us, but without ever neglecting to think for ourselves, using our owm brain. HISTORICAL NOTE: THE TALENT A talent (in Latin talentum, in ancient Greek: τάλαντον, talanton 'scale, balance, sum') was an ancient unit of measurement of mass, a reference weight for trade. Talent was therefore a measure of value equal to the corresponding quantity of metal. In ancient times all metals were precious, for example when the talents of gold, silver, bronze and iron, donated for the construction of the first temple in Jerusalem, are mentioned in the Bible - in the Books of Chronicles. Without going too far, for example, the amount of mass of a talent was different between different peoples: in Greece the Attic talent corresponded to 26 kg in Rome it was worth 32.3 kg in Egypt 27 kg to Babylon 30.3 kg at the time of the New Testament the weight of the talent was 58.9 kg We can easily calculate the enormous value of a gold or silver talent if we know how much gold, silver etc. is worth today. I am not talking about iron because today it is a very common metal that is worth almost nothing compared to the others, while in ancient times it had a certain vslue THE PARABLE The parables of Jesus are tales attributed to him found in the gospels, both canonical and non-canonical, and in a few other ancient sources. The term parable derives from the Greek and literally means "comparison and similitude". The parable is a way of expressing oneself based on concrete examples, generally on the comparison between two situations: one known and one not known. In this way, complex concepts can be explained in a simple way, favoring immediate understanding. It also serves to allow the listeners to move to a new extraneous and unusual way starting from their usual way of understanding and interpreting words and events they narrate. `Don't worry ! the mercy of Jesus is INFINITE` Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25,14-30. Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one– to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master's money. After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them. The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.' (Then) the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.' Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, 'Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.' His master said to him in reply, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten. For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.'” Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB