Orthodox Parables and Stories: Gold Coins

One day an American appeared to Saint Porphyry the Kausokalyvitis and told him that he had come to the conclusion that there is no God. Saint Porphyrios did not react, he simply told him:

"You recently bought an estate in California. Now that you're back home, go to the east side of the estate, where the fountain is, dig 1-1.5 meters deep and you will find Spanish gold coins and an amphora. Go, do what I told you and then come and discuss whether there is a God. "

The American did not believe the words of the Elder, however when he returned to his homeland and went to his estate, he thought of digging out of curiosity. He did dig in that place and find exactly the number of coins and the date of the coins and the amphora, as the Holy Elder had told him. The American was shocked. The next summer he went to Osios Porphyrios again and told him everything. The Elder listened to him carefully and at the end said:

"My child, you do not know what is in your estate, how can you know what is in heaven?"