I have seen people who fell unwillingly, and I have seen people who would willingly fall, but cannot. And I pitied the latter much more than those who fall daily; because even though impotent, they yearn for the stench.
— John of Sinai,The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 15, # 22
I have seen people who fell unwillingly, and I have seen people who would willingly fall, but cannot. And I pitied the latter much more than those who fall daily; because even though impotent, they yearn for the stench.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. God bless you!
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