«The hostel before my removal from there, had one brother, whom I had never seen confuse or grieving, or angry at someone, then I noticed that many of the monks are often plagued him and insulted him. And this young man so endured insults from each of them, as if no one is not embarrassed him. I always wondered emergency gentleness of his and wanted to know how he got this very virtue. Once I took him aside and bowed to him and asked him to tell me what devising it always has in his heart that being subjected to insults, or transferring from someone hurt, it shows a long-suffering. He said to me scornfully without embarrassment: "Do I pay attention to their shortcomings, or take them as insults from people? This - barking dogs. "
Hearing this, I bowed my head and said to myself: this brother has found a way, and crossed himself, and departed from him, praying to God that He hath covered me and him.
so happens to be a I said that someone does not come from embarrassment and contempt neighbor, and it is apparent doom. "
Abba Dorofei: Lecture 7. About to reproach myself, and not your neighbor. "
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