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| readeralexey | Дата: Суббота, 06.04.2024, 15:31 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| It follows that a distracted person cannot in any way be depended upon: he is an unreliable, unfaithful, light-minded person. He is inclined to let down, be unfaithful to or betray even those people by whom he is considered a close friend.
Archbishop Averky (Taushev)
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| yarovaya02 | Дата: Понедельник, 08.04.2024, 18:27 | Сообщение # 2 |
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| Unfortunately it wasn’t very easy to answer that question, because after having read the quotation I understood that it is said about me. Quite often I am light-minded and don’t do my duties as I should, I understand that it is my weakness, but I need to ask God to help me and try change myself.
«He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.» (Luke 16:10)
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Сообщение отредактировал yarovaya02 - Вторник, 07.05.2024, 14:09 |
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| ulyana_kazakova | Дата: Понедельник, 15.04.2024, 22:51 | Сообщение # 3 |
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| I totally agree with these words. I used to be very absent-minded, and my parents often told me that I couldn't be relied on. But since I became a group chief and started working I became much more responsible, and sometimes I feel that my responsibility may annoy people around me, but as for me, it is better to redo something than to undo it.
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| marichernaya911 | Дата: Воскресенье, 21.04.2024, 00:28 | Сообщение # 4 |
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| What does "distraction" mean? I find this word very just and at the same time very capacious, as it contains (maybe for me personally it has such connotations) many shades of emotional, spiritual and physical condition.
I see a distracted person as one who has lost the sense of their own values, clear vision of the future, who is frustrated, irritated, often also physically tired or even ill. That condition of mind and body may be the reason for them being unfaithful, betraying, as archbishop Averky said. A distracted person is unable to think and act properly because of his state of mind and soul, because of, finally, some suffering he or she bears. I see our duty as Christians in helping such a person, to show them our love and kindness. We should love the soul of that person despite of his words and actions.
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Сообщение отредактировал marichernaya911 - Среда, 08.05.2024, 11:18 |
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| amasaltseva | Дата: Четверг, 25.04.2024, 23:49 | Сообщение # 5 |
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| Truth be told, I can’t respond with an absolute agreement. The words of Archbishop Averky may be found quite hurtful. It seems so as they somehow (from my point of view) foresee future actions of a distracted person. According to the Archbishop, the one who is light-minded (which may not be that person’s fault) is precondemned to be the one who would definitely let you down, betray you and be unfaithful. However, I’ve always believed we need to give other people chances to get better, or, at least, not to judge them before they’ve done something wrong (and even after, we should be gentle enough to love, not judge).
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Сообщение отредактировал amasaltseva - Суббота, 11.05.2024, 12:36 |
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| sasavasl15 | Дата: Пятница, 26.04.2024, 14:34 | Сообщение # 6 |
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| I guess I can't quite agree with that thought. Distracted does not always mean bad or unreliable. This may be a feature of the human brain, character, upbringing, and the person himself may suffer greatly from this. Therefore, it is definitely not necessary to reject or condemn such people. They should be helped and shown patience and love.
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Сообщение отредактировал sasavasl15 - Среда, 08.05.2024, 13:11 |
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| sensualpie111 | Дата: Пятница, 26.04.2024, 18:49 | Сообщение # 7 |
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| I do not entirely agree with the statement of Archbishop Averky (Taushev) and there are several reasons for this. Firstly, we must distinguish between irresponsible people and absent-minded people. I agree that irresponsible people can be as the quote says. However, it is often not the fault of absent-minded people that they are like this. Medical researchers say that disorders or differences in brain function (such as ADHD) can cause a person to become absent-minded and distracted. I can say that I am an absent-minded person, but this fact brings more problems to me than to others, since absent-mindedness does not affect my life ideals and moral values that I adhere to. If I forget an important meeting or to help someone I've promised, I would appreciate a reminder, understanding, and tolerance. I will never let anyone down on purpose, using the excuse of absent-mindedness.
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| tsvioletta17 | Дата: Пятница, 26.04.2024, 23:43 | Сообщение # 8 |
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| These words reminded me of the parable of the father and his two sons, when he asked them to do something, one replies: “Yes father, of course I will do it” and did nothing. Such a son is unreliable, he will only talk and do nothing. The second son kept silent and did not answer his father, did not make promises, but simply took and fulfilled his requests. Let us be careful what we promise and whether we keep our promises.
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| tsumskaa30 | Дата: Среда, 01.05.2024, 13:36 | Сообщение # 9 |
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| To comment on this quote of archbishop Averky I looked up in Oxford Dictionary, what a “distracted” person means. Here is the definition: “unable to pay attention to somebody/something because you are worried or thinking about something else”. I suppose that in the religious sense we can understand it this way: a distracted person doesn’t pay enough attention towards his spiritual life because he is constantly absorbed in earthly cares, in his own interests.
For example, a distracted person can’t concentrate on prayer, he thinks his own thoughts. Obviously, in this case his “prayer” is nothing. Moreover, in this sense light-mindedness leads to disastrous consequences. Thus, if a person behaves so during prayer, he/she can insult God with his/her idle words. Archimandrite John (Krestyankin) in his book “The experience of building a confession” writes that saying prayers with carelessness is sinful.
Therefore, such a distracted person can rightly be called unreliable and unfaithful because his words are just empty.
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Сообщение отредактировал tsumskaa30 - Понедельник, 10.06.2024, 12:10 |
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| abalakinan27 | Дата: Воскресенье, 02.06.2024, 22:29 | Сообщение # 10 |
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| Maybe Archbishop Averky was right but I got this feeling that he was kind of abrupt and harsh in his reasoning. I personally believe that there's no incorrigible person and even a distracted one can give a helping hand. Everyone has their own imperfections and sins. All of us are more or less distracted in our technological age. We are constantly disturbed by pop-up notifications that make us lose our focus and diverge from our obligations. But I believe that everyone can brace themselves and be helpful when it's necessary.
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Сообщение отредактировал abalakinan27 - Понедельник, 10.06.2024, 18:21 |
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| sodrozdova | Дата: Пятница, 07.06.2024, 19:35 | Сообщение # 11 |
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| I agree with the quote. In my opinion, being a distracted person is bad not only for your friendships, but it also affects your whole life. When you are distracted, you can easily be caught by sinful thoughts or ideas that suddenly enter your mind. If you can't keep one set of thoughts, you are an easy target for the devil. Distraction is an illness that can be cured by prayer.
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| veronikachernykh15 | Дата: Суббота, 08.06.2024, 19:08 | Сообщение # 12 |
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| I cannot completely agree with this statement or say that I absolutely deny this thought. Distracted people can really sometimes annoy or fail to keep promises. But absent-mindedness does not mean that a person is capable of betraying you. I think we're all a bit scattered. We may be focused and engaged in one matter, while appearing less attentive in another. The same rule applies to communicating with people. Our attention may not be enough for everyone, but that doesn't make us bad people who can't be trusted.
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| lisaswan001 | Дата: Воскресенье, 09.06.2024, 12:04 | Сообщение # 13 |
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| It is impossible to deny what Archbishop Averky said. Indeed, it is difficult to deal with an absent-minded person. Such people forget agreements, do not always keep their word and can let you down at the most inconvenient moment. It takes a lot of effort to communicate with such people.
However, in my opinion, distracted people are very kind, they have a well-developed imagination, it is pleasant and easy to talk to them about various topics, because they do not think about the problems of life, but live for today. Of course, the author of the quote is right, but there are advantages everywhere. Everyone is strong in their own way, and even the most "difficult" people have talents that others do not possess.
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| lolosipovanika | Дата: Воскресенье, 09.06.2024, 14:09 | Сообщение # 14 |
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| I can't fully agree with the idea of the quote. We should distinguish between a distracted person and an irresponsible person. Some very responsible people can be distracted by some situations, but that doesn't make them unreliable or unfaithful. A human could be ill or feel very bad. It reminds me of Marshak's poem "Вот такой рассеянный", where the main character is a good and very kind person who wouldn't betray anyone, but he is very distracted.
But unfortunately, irresponsible people exist, and they can really hurt and betray you. You shouldn't make close friends with them.
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Сообщение отредактировал lolosipovanika - Воскресенье, 09.06.2024, 14:10 |
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| dawa2311 | Дата: Понедельник, 10.06.2024, 23:14 | Сообщение # 15 |
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| It follows that a distracted person can not in any way be dpended upon: he is unreliable, unfaithfull, light - minded person. He is inclined to let down , be unfaithful and to betray even those by whom he was considered a close friend.
I partly agree with this issue. I believe it depands on what do we mean by the word distracted . If the person has a distracted lifestyle, he is really unreliable and he can let down easily. At the same time this distraction can be a result of a disease. In this case we shouldn't give any responsible assignments and take care of that person. Do not dispise any of these little ones. ( Matthew, 18: 10).
The other question is when the person distracts while praying. The person who distracts while praying can stop praying at all. He may get into such a thicket that it may turn out that it's better not to communicate with him.
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