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A Good Start to Family Life

Geronta, a certain young man who has chosen the married life asked me how one properly begins this. —From the beginning, he should seek to find a good girl who will comfort him, as people are relaxed and find comfort differently with different people. He should not seek to find someone who is rich or [...]

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Spiritual Life is the Basic Prerequisite for a Good Future

—Geronta, the girl who said to you that she is considering Monasticism told me that a boy from class asked why she won’t go out to the movies or out on dates with boys. What should she have answered? —She should have said: “Not even my brother has ever asked me such questions, and now [...]

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