One person began to publicly insult the elder. In response to this, the elder only smiled. A man dressed in the latest fashion who observed this scene asked the elder: “
—How can you tolerate insults?” Aren’t you offended? The elder said: “Come with me.”
The man followed him into the dusty closet. The elder lit a torch and began to rummage through the chest, in which he found a completely worthless robe with holes in it. He threw it to the man and said: “Try it on, it suits you.”
The man caught the robe, examined it and became indignant: “Why do I need these dirty cast-offs?” I seem to be decently dressed, but you must be crazy! — and threw the robe back.
“You see,” said the elder, “you didn’t want to try on rags.” In the same way, I did not try on those dirty words that that man threw at me.
Be offended by insults — try on the rags that we are thrown.
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