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  738 (CHRISTIAN MORALITY/ PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE/ VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY-WORK/ BULLYING/ ZEALOTRY)   "Although the tongue has no bones, it breaks bones!!!"  Both the entries in this P.A. 738 and the above wise proverb of our people speak for themselves, so I will not analyze them one by one…  What

  737 (GRUMBLING/ COMPLAINTS/ GRIEF/ STRESS)  Be careful not to be a complainer or a growler or a grumbler or a whiner. To resent, complain, moan, growl, grumble... these are things not pleasing to God, nor to men!  A similar and related passion is anxiety! What is anxiety? Anxiety is

 736 (EXCUSES/ PASSION/ DESIRE/ SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE)  (continuation of the previous Paternal Advice 735):  We said in our previous P.A. No. 735, that the Divine factor for the final cut off of a passion, is given! Whatever is left for us to do, as a precondition, is our own synergy, effort

  735 (PASSION/ DESIRE/ SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE/ GOD/ PRAYER)  A passion will be cut off only if you want it! Of course man puts the desire and effort, and God the victory!  As I said, a passion will be cut off when you wish it; for, it goes without saying that

  734 (WOMAN/ EMANCIPATION/ VIRTUE/ VALOUR)  I remember once, when a woman passed by the monastery in such a dress as if she actually wore nothing! An impertinent question, spontaneous and unrestrained, then came to me: "Why, Oh God, did you create women? Why have women no brains?"  In the

  733 (NEIGHBOUR)  - Be careful not to be affected by the negative mood of your neighbour and/or his antics! Be sure to keep on your way... Take care of course, at the same time, not to rebuke him if you see him not being well himself...  The benefit will