One day Father Sophronius (Sakharov) touched on very high topics, to which an experienced monk said:
- Father Sophrony, let's talk about things that concern our level... We should be more careful about topics that are very high for us.
And then the still very young hieromonk dared to object:
- Of course, I agree with you to some extent. But why do I allow myself to speak of high things without fear that it will hurt my soul? First, when you have the ultimate goal as an ideal, its unattainability motivates you to be constantly in motion. Because you, while ceaselessly striving for it, cannot fully possess it, and this forces you to toil and toil. And secondly, when you have a high ideal in front of you, in contrast with it, you will feel your nothingness. It is difficult to be proud, because now and then you feel your inadequacy.
After listening to all this, that old schismatic aphonite replied:
- Well, Father Sophronius, if that is the case, then this conversation is possible.
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