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$\"\"$ <\/a>A<\/span> brother said to an old man, \u201cSee, Abba, I frequently ask the Fathers to give me an earnest reminder for the salvation of my soul, and I do not remember a thing of what they tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now the old man had two empty vessels, and he said to the brother, \u201cGo, bring one of the vessels and pour water in it; rinse it, pour it out, and put it back in its place, all shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

The brother did this several times, and the old man said to him, \u201cBring both vessels at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when he had brought them, he said, \u201cOf the two, which one is cleaner?\u201d<\/p>\n

The brother answered, \u201cThe one I put water in and cleaned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then the old man said to him, \u201cSon, thus it is with the soul that frequently hears the word of God; though the soul remembers nothing of what she asked, she is nonetheless cleansed more than the soul that did not inquire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Vitae Patrum<\/strong> <\/em>
(taken from Spiritual Direction in the Early Christian East<\/strong>, Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e Hausherr, SJ \u2013 p.248)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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