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Why does the person who is helped want to hurt the person who helped them?

O. I remember something else that he told us. He wanted to explain to me how it is possible to help someone and then for that person who is helped not only to act ungratefully but also for that person to do something bad in return. He said, “Well that is something that is natural.” […]

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Ὁ γκρινιάρης

Τοῦ εἶπα κάποτε: — Γέροντα, δὲν μπορῶ νὰ συνεργασθῶ μ’ αὐτὸν τὸν ἀδελφό… Εἶναι γκρινιάρης. — Μωρέ, ἐσὺ ἔχεις ἐγωισμό. Τὸ ξέρεις; Ἀπ’ αὐτὸν τὰ παθαίνεις ὅλα. — Τὸ ξέρω, Γέροντα, τὸν ἔχω ἀπὸ μικρός. Εὔχεσθε νὰ μοῦ δώσει ὁ Θεὸς ταπείνωση στὴν καρδιά μου. — Ὅταν ἡ καρδιὰ ἔχει τὴν ἁγία ταπείνωση, ὅλα τὰ […]