“A pagan and a Christian lived next door. The Christian pacified his flesh all his life, prayed fervently, sucked all the relics wherever he could, gave money to beggars - he sat there hungry, turned the other cheek if they beat him - in general, he suffered and tormented. And the pagan in the field of Dazhdbog greets and lives for his own pleasure. So they both died and went to heaven. The Christian sees that the pagan is one with God He’s sitting at the table, and they’ve set him to wash the dishes.
Says:
- Lord! He didn't comply with anything! Do you sit him at the table with you?
And God answers:
“So all his life he considered himself the grandson of God, and you a slave.” To each according to his faith!"
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru