A young man was walking along a city street. Seeing a small, pocket-sized book on the ground, he became interested in it, picked it up and began leafing through it as he walked. At this time, screams were heard in the street, people began to rush along the sidewalk. An old two-story house slated for demolition collapsed with a terrible noise. The young man was just passing nearby, and the falling wall almost hit him, but he was immersed in reading and did not notice what a terrible danger he had avoided. At the intersection he approached, there was a squeal of brakes. A beautiful sports car, unable to take the turn, flew onto the sidewalk and, turning over, rolled towards the young man. Another moment and the car would have crushed him. But then she hit a concrete pillar, and, turning over for the last time, she remained upside down. The young man was saved, but, carried away by the book, he didn’t even notice it. Turning the corner, the young man approached a high-rise building. There was a roar high above. The scaffolding fell off and flew down, threatening the death of everyone near the building. People scattered. Iron pipes and wooden planks fell with a roar around the young man. But he was completely immersed in reading a book, and did not see or hear anything. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The young man, approaching the building of the institute where he studied, had just finished reading a book and shrugged his shoulders, not finding anything interesting in it. The book was called: “Three Miraculous Ways to Get Rid of Death.” “Do you still not understand and understand? Is your heart still hardened? (Mark 8:17). monk Simeon of Athos Mysterious conversations or hidden truths
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru