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So, at least after I opened the doors of correspondence to you, prove that the reason for the previous silence was not laziness, but the expectation on our part of permission to write to us, and write to us countlessly, notifying us of your successes, which, as you know, we value so much. Do not allow yourself to become completely overwhelmed by despondency and plunge you into silence; having torn apart his network like a light web, appear cheerfully at the head of your formation, confusing your enemies with decisive courage and fearlessness. The present time is the time of acquiring glory and great benefits. But sitting on the shore, the merchant will not bring himself goods; he must swim across vast seas, experience the struggle with the waves, measure his strength against hunger and sea animals, and endure many other difficulties. Think about this, and, bearing in mind that the present time of adversity is a time of acquiring benefits, great glory and indescribable rewards, spread the wings of your spirit, shake off the dust of despondency and with cheerful ease fly around the entire phalanx, making friends, encouraging, exciting, strengthening everyone and strengthening the general zeal. Notify us about all this in your letters, not at all embarrassed by the fact that you yourself will have to narrate in them about your own exploits, and doing so in fulfillment of our orders. Give us this pleasure, so that even away from you we can gain greater joy for ourselves, learning from your reverence about what we want to know about. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” On the way to Kukuz, in 404. You might be interested in: