Man of the future
... What would I wish for this generalized young man, the man of the future?
I wish him to master any craft so that, regardless of his position and education, his own hands could always give him bread.
I wish him to see at least a little world in order to stop scolding his own land and understand that since the time of the fall everything is about the same.
I wish, on arrival in any city or village, to go to the cemetery with a prayer, because those who lived before us, most likely, were better than us. No worse - for sure.
I wish to learn to endure physical and moral pain, but as little as possible of the other cause others.
More - to treat money as money, not as a god, and be able to share the earnings.
More - less sin, so as not to go crazy.
More - look for happiness in the family. If it's not there, then nowhere. Moreover, the monastery is a family, and if not a family, then it is not a monastery either.
More - read a lot, but know that the greatest book is the gospel.
And finally: to know that sin will conquer more and more places in the hearts of people and in their minds. Light-refreshing Christianity will not. There will be work and confession. And it means that the main of the expected qualities is diligence and loyalty.
Archpriest Andrei Tkachev
