Smijem biti slab

The book Smijem biti slab ("I Am Allowed to Be Weak") by Croatian theologian and priest Anton Tamarut, published in 2006, is an exceptionally warm and liberating spiritual-theological work that grapples with one of modern humanity's greatest burdens: the dictate of perfection, strength, and constant success. Through the lens of Christian anthropology and the theology of grace, the author examines contemporary society's attitude toward human limitations, failures, illnesses, and moral lapses. The book’s central idea is that human weakness is not an obstacle but a privileged place of encounter with God. Drawing on Pauline theology ("For when I am weak, then I am strong"), Tamarut explains how accepting one's own fragility frees a person from false self-satisfaction and pride, opening them up to the action of God's grace and love. The author encourages the reader to adopt an honest and gentle attitude toward themselves, pointing out that acknowledging one's own limits leads to true humility, inner peace, and deeper compassion for others. Written in an accessible, meditative, and poetic style, this book offers powerful spiritual encouragement, comfort, and liberation to all who struggle with feelings of guilt, inadequacy, or exhaustion under the pressure of their own and others' expectations.