Tidying a desk tidies something more

Order is not an aesthetic mania. It is a real help for the mind, for time, and for the will. When everything is lying around, it also costs more effort to begin and finish. Tidying a desk, a backpack, or a calendar trains a greater virtue: putting each thing in its proper place. That includes tasks, rest periods, affections, and moments for God. This is not about becoming hard, but about gaining freedom. When the will is not trained, it depends too much on the environment, on fatigue, or on inclination. Small acts, repeated with patience, make it increasingly easy to choose the good.