This from Paulo Coelho’s Warrior of Light:
A novice brother went to Abbot Macarius seeking advice about the best way to please the Lord.
– Go to the cemetery and insult the dead – said Macarius.
The brother did as he was told. – Go to the cemetery and insult the dead – said Macarius.
The following day, he returned to Macarius.
– Did they respond? – asked the Abbot.
The novice said no, they didn’t.
– Then go to them and praise them.
The novice obeyed.
That same afternoon, he returned to the Abbot, who again wished to know whether the dead had responded.
That same afternoon, he returned to the Abbot, who again wished to know whether the dead had responded.
– No – said the novice.
– In order to please the Lord, behave as they do – said Macarius.
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