I remember one article in which a person (a priest, as I remember) was telling about an ex-convict: the first thing that the person did once he got home from jail was to set free the dog at home from his chain.

There’s a short story in which a wolf initially admires the life of a dog, only to discover that the dog is chained during the day. At that point, the wolf says he prefers freedom to a free lunch.

I’m not sure what’s better for a dog in the modern world – to live in freedom, but likely with hardships, or to be a pet (likely with restrictions in movement).

I think animals suffer in captivity, so I opt not to have a pet.

A quote I like from Baltagul – Mihail Sadoveanu:

„Într-o clipă fu și ea în prag, țipând:
— Gheorghiță! Dă drumul cânelui!”

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I like change; it motivates me.

I don’t like change; it annoys me, it gets me out of my comfort zone, and I can make mistakes.

These are both assertions that are true at the same time.

I try to get over them, sometimes I succeed, at times I don’t.

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Where do you draw the line between hypocrisy and too harsh truths?

Sometimes, you need to lie and be a hypocrite.

At times, you need to tell a harsh truth.

Al doilea: precizarea inamicului cu care lupți. În armată se știe că este turcul, rusul sau altcineva, dar în lumea duhovnicească inamicul este diavolul. Nu luptăm cum zice Sfântul Apostol Pavel, cu trupul și cu sângele, ci cu puterile întunericului. Aici, de fapt, se face o greșeală foarte mare, că oamenii luptă cu oameni și se bucură diavolul, deci din gălăgia aceasta nejustificată câștigă al treilea. Pentru că toată lumea nu prețuiește pacea, care este de patru ori mai de preț decât dreptatea, ci ține la dreptate. Vedeți, aceasta este determinarea precisă a inamicului. (Părintele Arsenie Papacioc despre minunea rugăciunii | Doxologia)

You can’t start saying truths and expect to fix everything.

On the other hand, you can’t always conceal the truth.

Life is a paradox.

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„Unlimited wants is an economic term that refers to humans’ insatiable appetite for things. We never get enough because there is always something else that we need or want. The term ‘unlimited wants’ is the side of human nature that wants an infinite number of things. However, the resources we have available to get these wants are limited.” (Source: What are unlimited wants? Definition and examples – Market Business News)

People ask things of me. Sometimes, I satisfy their requests, at other times – no.

The wants are always unlimited, while the resources are not.

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