Book: Kapralova. Proverbs peoples of the world

- I am poor and weak, ' said the teacher to his students, but you are young. I teach you and it is your duty to find the money, which could live your old teacher.
- What can we do? - asked the disciples. - Because the people of this city are very stingy, and vain will be asking them for help!
- My children, - the teacher said, is there any way to get money without further requests, just taking them. Will not sin for us to steal, for we deserve money more than others. But, alas, I'm too old and weak to become a thief!
- We are young, ' replied the disciples, - we can do it! There's nothing that we have done for you, teacher! Tell us how we should act, and we will obey you.
- You are strong, ' replied the master, for you are not worth anything to take away the pouch from the rich man. Do: choose a quiet place where no one will see you, then grab a passer-by and collect the money, but don't hurt him.
- Go right now! - zagaldeli students.
Only one of them, with downcast eyes, was silent. The teacher looked at the boy and said:
- Other of my students are full of courage and eager to help, and you transcend suffering teacher.
- Sorry, teacher! - replied the young man. But your proposal is impossible! That's the reason for my silence.
- Why impossible?
- Yes, because there is no such place where no one will see, ' replied the student. Even when I'm alone I can see for myself. Yes, I'm better with miserable wallet will go ask for alms, than allow myself to see myself stealing.
From these words the face of the master glowed, and he embraced his disciple.
I'm happy, ' said the old man, - if among my students, at least one understood my words!
The other disciples saw the master tested them, and in shame bowed their heads. From that day on, whenever you come to mind unworthy thought, they remembered the words of his friend: "I see."
So all of them achieved greatness and lived happily ever after.

Once the Scorpion persuaded the turtle for a ride across the river. Scorpio sat quietly the whole way, but just before the Bank finally took and stung the turtle. She was outraged:
- It is in my nature to help others. I helped you. How could you sting me?!
- My friend, replied the Scorpion, it's your nature to help, and mine is to sting. So, your nature will you turn now in virtue, and my call meanness?

A pupil once said to his teacher:
- My dear teacher, I can't stand to have anything distract me. How to find me the nearest way to God?
The teacher said:
- Where the path is harder, there you go; take what throws the world; and what makes the world, you don't do. Come disgusted the world in all things, and then you will come to Him the nearest way!

God appeared to a man and declared his boredom. God thought: "what make a woman, if all the material gone a man?" But, not wanting to deny the request man, after long hesitation, God began to create woman. It took him a few bright rays of the sun, all of the charming paint dawn, brooding sadness of the moon, the beauty of the Swan, playful kitten, graceful dragonflies, gentle warmth of fur, the attractive force of the magnet. When he took all that together, it turned out fabulously perfect creature, not adapted to life on Earth. To prevent cloying added cold flickering stars, the variability of wind, tearing clouds, cunning foxes, flies molestation, greed sharks, jealous tigress, vindictiveness wasps bloodlust leeches, the intoxication of opium and blew life into it. The result was a real woman.
God gave the woman to the man, saying:
- Take it for what it was, and don't try to redo it.

There once was a farmer who thought that if he did the weather, it would be much better. "The grain will be faster to keep up, he thought, and in the ears will be more beans".
God saw his thoughts and told him:
- Once you think you know better what the weather when needed, lead her myself this summer.
The farmer was very happy. Immediately, he wished Sunny weather. When the ground dried, he wished that night the rain came. The grain has grown as never before. All could not get enough, and the farmer thought, "Well, this year all is well - and the weather and the harvest. These ears I have never in my life seen".
In autumn, when the yellow field, the farmer went to harvest. But what was his disappointment: ears-that they were all empty! He gathered only the straw.
And again, this farmer has become a God to complain that the crop is useless.
- But you ordered the weather at will, ' replied the Creator.
- I sent in turn to rain and sun, - explained the farmer. - I did everything right. Can't understand why the ear is empty?
- And about the wind-something you forgot! So nothing happened. The wind needed to carry pollen from one spikelet to another. Then the grain is fertilized and get a good full ear, and without it the crop will be.
The farmer was ashamed, and he thought, "Better to let the Lord himself controls the weather. We just all messed up in the nature of our "wisdom".

Jesus Christ passed through a certain village. A large crowd of dissatisfied people, which surrounded the Christ, began to revile him. Jesus Christ stood and smiled. One person, watching, approached Jesus Christ and asked him why he behaves so. He replied:
- Each gives what he has in his wallet.

Came to the Holy Bishop of the Ammon brothers of the same monastery, and began to complain about the monk, who fell so low, that it night a woman came in and demanded from the monk Ammon that he banished the monk, removing his monk clothes.
The Bishop refused:
- I won't believe until I can see it myself.
And the monks followed the whore I went into the cell of the hapless monk, and reported it to the Bishop. And he said,
- Let's go together.
Knocked on the door to the monk; he, trembling from fear, came out to meet them. The Bishop and the brethren entered the cell. Ammon guessed that the monk hid his nightly guest under stood in the cell barrel. He sat down on this barrel and told the monks:
- Search all corners of the room.
They began to look for, went into the cellar, but nobody, of course, could not find. None of them dared to ask: "Arise, Lord, we look under the barrel". Standing, they said:
We haven't found any.
Ammon answered to them:
- See how you have sinned? Go and repent.
And he remained with the monk approached him, without a word in reproach, but only took him by the hand with love, whispered quietly:
- Brother, brother, watch your soul, remember how short this life is - and left.

Once inhabited by three industrious monks. One of them chose to thing to reconcile quarreling between people. Another is to visit the sick. The third went silent in the desert. First, working because of quarrels between people, could not cure all, and regrets having come to visiting patients, found it also weakened and not trying on the performance of his vow. Agreeing, they both went to the hermit, told him his sorrow and asked me to tell them what good he did in the desert. After a short silence, the hermit poured the water into the bowl and says:
- Look at the water.
And the water was murky so we could not see anything in it. After some time he again says:
- See, the water is now well established.
As soon as they looked into the water, he saw their faces as in a mirror. Then he said to them:
- It happens to the person living among people. The embarrassment he does not see their sins. And when he is silent, and especially in the desert, then see his shortcomings.

One day the elder and his disciple entered the gate of the big city to tell about the Christian faith.
One Christian resident of this city, came to him and said:
- Father, hardly need the people of this city to your sermon. The inhabitants of these heavy heart and resist the word of truth. They do not want to learn. Don't waste your time on them.
The old man looked at him and said:
- You're right.
A few minutes later went up to the elder another Christian and said,
- Father, do not doubt: you will be warmly received in this beautiful city. People are waiting and hope to hear the precious words of the Gospel teachings emanating from your mouth. They yearned for knowledge and ready to serve. Their hearts and minds are open to you.
The old man looked at him and said:
- You're right.
The student broke down and asked an elder:
- Father, tell me how you and one and another said the same words, although he said they do completely opposite things.
The elder said to the disciple:
- You're right. But you probably noticed that both men spoke the truth to their understanding of the world. The first sees only the bad, looking for a good second. Both perceive the world the way they would expect to see. Each of them comes from your experience of understanding the world. None of them lied. They both told the truth. Just not all of it.

The disciple who prayed constantly, the Master said:
- When you stop to lean on the Lord and he will be on his feet?
Student surprised
- But you taught us to see God the father!
- When did you learn that the father is not the one on whom you can rely, and the one who saves you from this habit.

The forge was repaired two shovels. They looked the same. One of them remained standing in the corner of the barn. Her life was easier than the life of another shovel, the farmer the next morning, loaded on a cart and brought to the field. There she became beautiful and shiny. When both spades met again in the barn, they looked at each other. One that is not used in the case, was covered with rust. With envy she looked at the brilliant friend:
- Tell me how you became so beautiful? Because I was so good in silence of the barn to stand in his corner.
Is doing nothing you hurt, and I was beautiful from labor.

One man came into the barbershop to it, as usual, trimmed and shaved. He chatted with the Barber who was serving him. We talked about different things, and suddenly the conversation turned to God.
The Barber said, "What would you have spoken to me, and I don't believe there is a God..."
Why? - asked the client
- Well, because it are so clear. Enough to go outside to make sure that there is no God. If God exists, how so many sick people? Where street children? If he really existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. It is hard to imagine a loving God who allows all this.
The client thought for a moment, but decided to remain silent, not to engage in a dispute. When the Barber finished his work, the client left. After leaving the barbershop, he saw on the street overgrown and unshaven man (it seemed that he didn't get a haircut in forever, so he looked sloppy).
Then the client returned to the Barber shop and told the Barber: "you Know what I say? Hairdressers do not exist!"
- How is it? - asked the surprised Barber. - I did not count? I'm a hairdresser!
- No! - exclaimed the client. It doesn't exist, otherwise there would be overgrown and unshaven men, as that guy who walks down the street.
But it is not the barbers. Just people do not come to me!
- The fact of the matter! - confirmed customer. - I'm about the same: God is! Just people are not looking for him and come to him. That's why the world has so much pain and suffering...

After the service, the priest announced:
Next Sunday I will be speaking on the theme of lies. To make it easier to understand what will be discussed, read before this house of the seventeenth Chapter of the gospel of Mark.
Next Sunday the priest before beginning his sermon, declared:
- Ask those who read the seventeenth Chapter to raise their hands. Almost all those present raised their hands.
- Here with you I wanted to talk to you about lying, - said the priest.
- Mark doesn't have Chapter seventeen.