Ãäå èñêàòü (è íàõîäèòü!!!) áëàãîäàðíîñòü

Îòâåò îòöà Àíòîíèÿ (ÃàâàëÀñ) íà ìåìóàð î ìèòðîïîëèòå Âèòàëèè:

> As they were leaving the camp, before they got out, someone said, we forgot
> Vassily the twelve year old, Vitaly ordered the bus to turn around and go
> pick
> that young boy up. He did and he saved his life. That boy turned out to be
> toadies rival of Metropolitan Vitaly. He is Metropolitan Lauros. There's
> gratitude for you!
> John Rigas

My Father once told me, "Son, if you're looking for gratitude, you'll find it
in the Dictionary under "G," and nowhere else!
Anthony+


Îòâåò ïåðåâîæó íà ðóññêèé, mutatis mutandis: áëàãîäàðíîñòü èùåòñÿ íà áóêâó Á -- ðàçóìååòñÿ, â ñëîâàðå. Òîãäà îíà áåçâðåäíà. Òîëüêî ýòî îòíþäü íå æàëîáà íà íåñïðàâåäëèâîñòü ìèðà -- à ïðîñòàÿ êîíñòàòàöèÿ ôàêòà, êîòîðûé ïîëåçíî çíàòü. Ïîëó÷àòü áëàãîäàðíîñòü íà çåìëå -- ñêîðåå, âðåäíî, ÷åì ïîëåçíî. Áëàãîäàðíîñòü -- ýòî òî, ÷òî äåëàåò ëþáûå òâîè óñèëèÿ ïî÷òè âîâñå áåñïîëåçíûìè.

Îòåö Àíòîíèé -- îäèí èç ñàìûõ àâòîðèòåòíûõ â Àìåðèêå èñòèííî-ïðàâîñëàâíûõ ñâÿùåííèêîâ. Îí ïðèíàäëåæèò ê Ñèíîäó Èñòèííî-ïðàâîñëàâíîé öåðêâè Ãðåöèè, âîçãëàâëÿåìîìó àðõèåï. Àôèíñêèì Àíäðååì.

Íó, è çàîäíî: èç ïåñíè Íàòàëüè Ìàðêîâîé, ïîñâÿùåííîé ßíêå:

È íå çîâè ìåíÿ - íå äîêëè÷åøüñÿ,
Òîëüêî â îáëàêàõ
Âåòåð âû÷åðòèò èìÿ;
Íå èùè òåïåðü - íå íàéäåøü ìåíÿ,
Òîëüêî â êàìûøàõ
Ïðîïîåò ðåêà Èíÿ.

Íàòàëüÿ Ìàðêîâà âûïóñòèëà åäèíñòâåííûé àëüáîì "Ñâåòîçàð"; îíà áëèçêà Äìèòðèþ Ðåâÿêèíó (îíè äàæå ñîòðóäíè÷àþò): ñòèõè ïîõîæè íà Õëåáíèêîâà, à ìóçûêà -- íà Êàëèíîâ Ìîñò.

È åùå îá èñòèííîì ïðàâîñëàâèè

 Âîëãîãðàäå ìåíÿ ñïðîñèëè î êàêîé-òî êíèæêå êàêîãî-òî î. Ïàðôåíèÿ Àôîíñêîãî, êîòîðóþ íåäàâíî èçäàëè ïî-ðóññêè. Ðàçóìååòñÿ, ÿ íè÷åãî íå çíàë, à èìÿ àâòîðà ïîìíèë î÷åíü ñìóòíî. Òåïåðü âñïîìíèë õîðîøî: îí -- îäèí èç ëèäåðîâ "íîâî-àôîíñêîé áîãîñëîâñêîé øêîëû": ýòà øêîëà ðîäèëàñü â êîíöå 60-õ íà âîëíå àôîíñêîãî "âîçðîæäåíèÿ", êîãäà íîâûå ñèëû ïðèøëè â óìèðàâøèå ìîíàñòûðè. Ãëàâíîé åå çàäà÷åé ñòàëî ïðèìèðèòü òðàäèöèîííûé äëÿ Àôîíà êîíñåðâàòèçì ñ ñîâåðøåííî îòâÿçàííîé (ïîñëå 1965 ã.) ïîëèòèêîé Êîíñòàíòèíîïîëüñêèõ ïàòðèàðõîâ. À ñåé÷àñ ìíå ïîïàëîñü (â ïåð. íà àíãë.) ïèñüìî ñòàðöà Ñàââû, êîòîðûé ïîðâàë ñ ýòîé êîìïàíèåé ïîñëå 1987 ã. Òàì è îá î. Ïàðôåíèè, è âîîáùå î÷åíü ÿðêî î íîâåéøåé èñòîðèè Àôîíà.

UPDATE: ýòî ïèñüìî åñòü óæå è â ðóññêîì ïåð., ïðàâäà, ñ áîëãàðñêîãî -- î. Äèìèòðèé ïîáåñïîêîèëñÿ: http://hristov.narod.ru/savva.htm

êîìó ìèëåå ðóññêèé, äàëüøå ïîä ëæå-êàòîì ìîæíî íå ÷èòàòü.

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