Abide Within Oneself

"Every soul has, to a greater or lesser degree, a yearning for solitude, for abiding within oneself. Only base souls are satisfied with the luster and fuss of vain life and place all their satisfaction in ceaseless conversations, in laughter, and in all manner of distractions. The Lord Jesus Christ was True God, but was also a Man, and therefore, rendering human nature its due, He at times would seclude Himself from the surrounding din."
- St. Barsanuphius of Optina

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