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| readeralexey | Дата: Суббота, 05.04.2025, 00:51 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| If you eradicate in yourself your passion against your brother, you eradicate the same passion in him too; when you are pacified he will also become pacified. What a close connection there is between souls!
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| lisaswan001 | Дата: Среда, 16.04.2025, 14:24 | Сообщение # 2 |
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| I believe that this quote is very true and valuable as advice for everyday life. Every day we communicate with a huge number of people and very often this communication ends in quarrels, arguments, and sometimes even fights and crimes.
Man is so created by God that he cannot live alone. He coexists with other people in society. In the family, at work, in church we come in contact with our friends, relatives and acquaintances. So many passions and sins are connected with this very communication. We exalt ourselves above others, we envy, we get irritated with others. And in response we receive the same thing, the same passion.
That is why we need to start the reformation of the whole world and mankind from ourselves. If we watch our words and feelings while communicating with our friends and relatives, if we share kindness and love with others, they will give us their love in return. Seraphim of Sarov said: «Save yourself and thousands will be saved around you».
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Сообщение отредактировал lisaswan001 - Среда, 16.04.2025, 14:25 |
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| lolosipovanika | Дата: Воскресенье, 20.04.2025, 22:52 | Сообщение # 3 |
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| I love this quote and actually have thought a lot about the problem of the hostility between brothers. It all started since Cain killed Abel. The reason for it — selfishness and jealousy. If Cain had rejoiced that God had accepted Abel's gifts instead of envying him, the history of mankind would have been completely different.
A great example of trying to understand why one brother hates the other is a fictional book "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck shows that one brother thinks that his father loves him less than the other brother. Jealousy contains hostility towards a loved one. There is a parallel between brothers and Cain and Abel, the father and God.
Unfortunately, nowadays there are many endless wars. And the reason for them is still the same - refusal to eradicate in yourself your passion against the brother. I believe that all mankind is one brotherhood, and we should love each other and become pacified.
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Сообщение отредактировал lolosipovanika - Понедельник, 28.04.2025, 17:48 |
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| veronikachernykh15 | Дата: Четверг, 24.04.2025, 14:19 | Сообщение # 4 |
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| We will definitely not achieve salvation if we continue to quarrel with our brother. I came from a small family of three, and there is a significant age gap between us. That's why we don't have a close relationship, and each of us is living our own lives. Despite that, we do have conflicts from time to time, some misunderstandings or disagreements. And these quarrels can be very difficult to deal with. At such times, it's best to accept each other and ask for forgiveness.
I also believe that everyone is responsible for their loved ones. On our journey to God, we should not forget about our parents, children, and siblings . St. Silouan of Mount Athos wrote, "Your brother is your life." He understood that salvation is not an individualistic pursuit but a communal journey. Forgiving our loved ones, even if they have done us harm, is an example of how we should approach Christ. It's difficult to imagine the pain that Christ experienced on the cross when he felt the full weight of human sin. That's why we should forgive our brothers and sisters, control our emotions, and be thankful to God for giving us the opportunity to find salvation through our loved ones.
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Сообщение отредактировал veronikachernykh15 - Четверг, 24.04.2025, 14:23 |
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| sodrozdova | Дата: Четверг, 24.04.2025, 22:54 | Сообщение # 5 |
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| I've always heard the saying that "the way people treat you is how you treat others". I think this applies to all situations. You can truly love someone, and they will return your love. However, if you hurt them, a lot of pain will come back to you. If you are passionate about another person, they may also be passionate about something else (not necessarily you), because "souls are connected". We all influence each other in society. That's why I fully agree with the saying that if you want to help someone, you should start by helping yourself.
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Сообщение отредактировал sodrozdova - Понедельник, 28.04.2025, 16:50 |
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| windelola | Дата: Воскресенье, 27.04.2025, 01:18 | Сообщение # 6 |
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| Stopping being unfriendly to another person does not necessarily lead to them stopping being unfriendly to you. In some perfect world, probably it could. When it comes to jealousy, for example, the system doesn't work. Anyone can be even not suspecting that there are people who are jealous about their achievements, but then jealous hatred finds its way to hit. As the previous quote went, let us start with ourselves. If we stop condemning people (and ourselves) for feelings, instincts, behaviour and thoughts, letting emotions go at the very moment they come, then any problems would be eradicated and... peace would come upon Earth.
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| sophianesterenok | Дата: Четверг, 29.05.2025, 15:13 | Сообщение # 7 |
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| We might not stop someone from being unfriendly to us by being friendly to them, but it can be helpful to not escalate the situation further. Even in the case of jealousy, I have found that the less bitterness we have towards another person, the more likely they are to see us in a positive light and not have these feelings in return. I do not know whether this is a spiritual "connection between souls", but it follows from my experience that even bottled up emotions are expressed in our daily interactions and can be felt by the other party. Personally, I used to be wary and jealous of my former groupmates before I realised how kind they were to others, including myself, and it helped me form genuine and lasting friendships. So it is always useful to pay attention to our own assumptions and feelings before blaming somebody else.
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| lori9520 | Дата: Четверг, 05.06.2025, 01:06 | Сообщение # 8 |
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| First of all, the Lord gave us the second commandment - Love your neighbor as yourself, so that we, imitating the Holy Trinity, existing in peace, agreement and harmony. In addition, the Lord created us as sensitive creatures, capable of considering others, so our state, whether anger or condemnation, especially the lack of humility in us, will tempt another person, at least to be offended, or to cause the same emotions to us or others around us. That is, to provoke a sin, such as jealousy. The quote from the Gospel of Matthew 18:6 immediately comes to mind. “If anyone causes one of these littleones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a
large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the
sea.” At the same time, kindness and the ability not to respond to evil with evil, love can disarm a person and touch. But the most important thing is to do everything for your own salvation and to be an example to others, with a living faith in Christ. After all, as Seraphim of Sarov said, “Acquire a peaceful spirit - and thousands will be saved around you.”
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