371. Смотри на всех и на все просто, не придавая ничему худого значения

Most honorable mother of Treasurer Eliconidas in the Lord! By chance I received your letter and thank you for congratulating me, a sinner, on the memory of Father Fr. Ambrose. You are wrong to be offended by Mother. If she cries and doesn’t tell you what she’s crying about, then rest assured, it’s not because of you that she’s crying. She is very pleased with you. But she can’t reveal her entire mental structure to you. And you do the work entrusted to you according to your conscience and do not be at all embarrassed by Mother. You wrote: “It is better and more peaceful to live in a monastery as an ordinary sister.” – And I’ll tell you: it doesn’t matter. And an ordinary sister, if she suspects everyone that everyone wants to insult her, will constantly endure unbearable sorrows. And if she looks at everyone and everything simply, without attaching bad meaning to anything, then she will be at peace. Do the same. And since the affairs of your monastery are going well, thank the Lord for His great mercy towards you. Peace to you and God's blessing. You might be interested in: