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The first to start writing to us, you are afraid of incurring reproach for your rash haste, I say in your own words; but I am so far from this thought that I would rather accuse you of indifference for your delay, and would have praised you much more if you had sent the letter earlier. To prove this, I again refer to your own expression. “Whom you love dearly,” you say, “you write to him, despite his silence.” Thus, the fear of rashness is eliminated, and what in vain aroused him is recognized as a sign of the most living love; write to us now without counting. You know what kind of disposition we have had and still have for your regularity. Let us be exiled to this most desolate place, let us be exiled to the very edge of the universe; We are never able to forget your genuine and ingenuous love, and we remember you every day, reproducing in our memory your spiritual virtues. We would like to correspond with you more frequently, but as it is difficult for us at such a distance, while it is easy for you, we ask you to constantly write to us about your health – yours and that of your entire home. This will give us great consolation on the other side as well. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: