How can we recognize and take the risk of our own desire? The episode of the rich man called by Jesus to follow him presents an itinerary of human and spiritual growth that is truly exemplary. This path of maturation, however, can remain an end to itself if it is not accompanied by a moving of getting to know the Lord Jesus, who can make us emerge from indecisiveness.We publish here the text of a talk by Luciano Manicardi to young adults at the Monastery of Bose on 9 December 2012.