St. Nektarios on discerning the eternal from the trivial
The post shares a saying attributed to St. Nektarios the Wonderworker. He states that a person who does not understand the true nature of things cannot judge their worth or distinguish between the base and the precious, the worthless and the valuable. As a result, such a person exhausts himself chasing empty and trivial matters while remaining indifferent to what is eternal and most precious.
Main points
- St. Nektarios teaches that ignorance of the true nature of things prevents proper evaluation.
- Without discernment, a person pursues vain and trivial things.
- The indifferent person neglects eternal and most precious things.
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