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Forbearance towards the weakness of others....

He is wise who does not take offence at the weaknesses of his fellow human beings, for those who do so are weak themselves, and they succumb to a test that has been put to them to test their patience and willpower. For strength lies in overcoming oneself, and so whoever is strong will not be agitated by the weakness of his fellow man, it will not make him discouraged and will not be a cause for impatience. And he who trains himself to be patient will also be able to convince his fellow human being if he is lacking, and thus exert a good influence on him; but he will never achieve this as long as his nature is agitated, for this also triggers agitation in his fellow human being and determines him to contradict. Forbearance cannot be sufficiently preached to people, and they should constantly be in control of themselves so that the power that strives for their spiritual decline does not gain control over them. Man is in this danger as soon as he becomes weak, for God's adversary uses weakness to bring man down. He wants to cause him to act and think in an unloving way, and often a small cause is enough for him to achieve his goal. Therefore, constant vigilance is required and constant wrestling with oneself. The struggle with oneself strengthens man, the struggle against one's fellow man makes him weak. Everyone should bear this in mind and behave accordingly if he finds himself in a situation where he is put to the test. His fight should only be a fight against unkindness, but otherwise he should listen patiently to what provokes him to speak back. He will grow stronger inwardly and judge his fellow human being's weaknesses leniently, thereby maturing spiritually, for only by overcoming himself will man progress in his higher development....

Amen

OBZIRNOST PREMA SLABOSTI DRUGIH LJUDI…

Mudar je tko se ne srdi na slabost drugih ljudi, jer oni koji to cine, sami su slabi, i padaju na ispitu koji im je postavljen za kušanje njihovog strpljenja i snage volje. Jer u prevazilaženju samog sebe krije se snaga, a onaj dakle tko je jak, njega slabost bližnjega nece uzbuditi, ona ga nece obeshrabriti niti ce biti poticaj za nestrpljivost. A tko sebe odgaja u strpljenju, taj ce i bližnjega moci uvjeriti ako ovaj pogriješi, i tako dakle izvršiti dobar utjecaj na njega; ali nikada to nece postici ako je njegovo bice uzbudeno, jer to onda prouzrokuje uzbudenje i kod bližnjega i ‘opredjeljuje’ ovoga na protivljenje....

Covjeku strpljenje ne može biti dovoljno propovijedano, i covjek se neprestano treba imati pod kontrolom kako nad njim ne bi zavladala sila koja teži njegovom duhovnom nazadovanju. U toj je opasnosti covjek samo ako bude slab, jer slabost koristi protivnik Boga kako bi covjeka naveo na pad. On ga želi potaci na neljubavno postupanje i razmišljanje, i cesto je dovoljan samo mali poticaj, i on postiže svoj cilj.

Stoga je potrebna neprestana budnost i neprestana borba sa samim sobom. U borbi sa samim sobom covjek se jaca, a borba protiv bližnjih slabi ga. To bi svatko trebao imati na umu i odnositi se shodno ako dode u situacije gdje je stavljen na probu. Njegova borba treba biti jedino borba protiv ne-Ljubavnosti, inace treba strpljivo slušati što ga to draži na protivljenje. Ojacat ce iznutra i slabost ce bližnjega prosudivati obzirno te kroz to duhovno sazrijevati, jer jedino putem prevazilaženja sebe samoga covjek napreduje ka gore ….

AMEN