It\'s true I\'m not only simple. But it\'s not
that simple. I have a simple side. The reaal
thing is, I find mysself feeling a need to do
more things, since laxiness is my number
one fault and enemy. When I pray, I
become a simpler person, and I get
humbled by the fact that before an all-Holy
God I realize I don\'t know how to pray as I
should. As long as I come with an open
heart, I have hope in God, and hope yet to
find true mercy from God. I don\'t need
mere intellect, though I value wisdom and
book learning. Book learning is not enough,
but I\'ve done much worse things than read
books or read \"too much.\" I guess I need to
be more discerning and read less and less
and read higher quality literature, whether
piety-filled Christian, of doctrinally-correct
content, or more philosophical scientific
stuff. I like learning psychology, and I share
this interest in psychology with the
scholars (the hierarch, Archbishop) of the
CTOS in Etna CA. These people are so
much more scholarly than I am; if you read
Orthodox Tradition journal published by St.
Gregory Palamas Monastery in Etna, CA,
these Orthodox people really follow the
Orthodox traditions with zeal, and are very
intellectual in their approach to expressing
the doctrines of Orthodoxy.
But they are not rationalistic, merely
intelligent; they still eschew such
pretentious philosophies as the Thomism
of Thomas Aquinas in Roman Catholicism,
Take care.
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