719 (NEIGHBOUR/ PASSIONS/ MISUNDERSTANDINGS/ SAFETY DISTANCES/ APATHY) Today, my brethren, when we speak to people, we are not actually speaking to people, but to their passions…
Many times, in fact, we have to deal with their explosiveness and their outbursts…
Unfortunately, the past beautiful simplicity has now been abandoned and this is something that should not have occurred… What do we do? How do we deal with them? There are two axes around which we should move.
One is the negative and the other is the positive: Axis 1 (negative): We keep a safe distance from people On the motorway there is a sign: “Keep two arrows of safety distance”. In other words, what I want to stress: Be careful of what you say and be restrained in how you behave… Not too much exposure, not too much frankness, not too much familiarity, not too much close contacts, not too much closeness to people, not too much dependence… Axis 2 (positive): Do not give too much attention to these! In other words, do not take everything so seriously!
And this, because sometimes people talk without thinking…
They talk in anger…
That is, they have outbursts of anger, anxiety and hysteria!
They may use very ugly words; they may make unjust accusations; there is a Greek saying: “Although the tongue has no bones it can break bones!” Let us not take them seriously, my brethren! For if we are not careful, we shall get stressed too… We too will be filled with thoughts, even anger…
The devil will get involved, and we will do or have bad scenarios… While they, afterwards, will most surely regret what they said in their anger and in the outburst of their passions, we will be left with the damage caused, as explained above… So, here is the summary of the two axes: 1. Safe distances (not too much liberty with people and/or dependence!) and
2. Do not take them too seriously!). I wish you the best!!!