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Gerontas Filimon: Blessed Are Those Who Grasp Vanity Early
Gerontas Filimon of the Holy Skete of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Athos recounts an anecdote about Lazarus. According to the elder, Lazarus did not rise and did not laugh until he witnessed a man stealing a jar. At that moment Lazarus remarked that the earth stole the earth, revealing the vanity of the world.
The elder explains that this same vanity appears today in people who fall into depression because they lack the newest phone or because someone else has a Mercedes. He states that all such concerns are a lie. Gerontas Filimon emphasizes that blessed are those who understand this truth early, because everyone understands it eventually. However, if a person understands it late, their whole life is spent on vanities.
Key moments
- Lazarus did not rise and did not laugh until he saw a man steal a jar and remarked that the earth stole the earth.
- That moment showed the vanity of the world, which today we have in the mortar.
- People become depressed because they lack the newest phone or because someone else has a Mercedes, but all of that is a lie.
- Those who understand this early are blessed, because everyone understands it eventually, but if you understand it late your whole life goes, spent on vanities.
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