“... But if we hear an (offensive) word, then we act like a dog, at which when someone throws a stone, it leaves the thrower and runs to gnaw the stone. This is what we do: we leave God, who allows adversity to come upon us to cleanse us of our sins, and we turn to our neighbor, saying: “Why did he tell me this? Why did he do this to me? And while we could receive great benefit from such (cases), we do the opposite and harm ourselves, not realizing that by the Providence of God everything is arranged for the benefit of everyone.”
Translated from Russian · source: wisdomlib.ru