The more closely a person unites with the will of God, the firmer this person becomes in his actions. When a traveler starts on a trip along a road which is under the threat of robbers, he does not go alone. He waits for a friend, someone to be his escort, and then he follows …
The fear of death in man is the understanding of his sins. The more spiritual a life a person leads, the less he is afraid of death. For a spiritual person death means setting the spirit free from the body. Such a person knows that the things with which he lives cannot be destroyed. Only …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kw9ghi/mount_shasta_california_1535_x_2048_i_seen_a/ Art is one of the means of unifying people. If beautiful art does not express moral ideas, ideas which unite people, then it is not art, but only entertainment. People need to be entertained in order to distance themselves from disappointment in their lives. —IMMANUEL KANT It is possible to imagine that art …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kw56z6/new_jersey_isnt_all_burbs_and_toll_roads_this_is/ A charity is only then a real charity when it involves sacrifice. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. —JAMES 5:3 In money—in the money itself, in its acquisition, in its possession—there is something …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kwnhvr/oc_on_top_of_the_world_on_pikes_peak_colorado/ After a long conversation, stop and try to remember what you have just discussed. Don’t be surprised if many things, sometimes even everything you have discussed, were meaningless, empty, and trivial, and sometimes even bad. A stupid person should keep silent. But if he knew this, he would not be a stupid person. …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kwt91g/white_rock_nm_oc_3637x2433/ To pray is to accept and to remember the laws of the limitless being, God, and to measure all your deeds—past, present, and future—according to His laws. Before you start praying, ask yourself whether at that moment you can concentrate; otherwise, do not pray at all. Those who make a habit out of …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kwtqti/somewhere_in_fontainebleau_forest_france_by_a/ For a truth to be heard, it must be spoken with kindness. Truth is kind only when it is spoken through your heart with sincerity. You should know that when a message you convey to another person is not understood by him, at least one of the following things is true: what you …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kwtql4/lava_pool_in_iceland_on_a_snowy_day_2609x1468_oc/ The existing design of life corresponds neither to the requirements of conscience nor to the requirements of intellect. Imagine a flock of pigeons in a corn field. Imagine that ninety-nine of them, instead of pecking the corn they need and using it as they need it, start to collect all they can into …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kwqxii/natural_bridge_at_legzira_beach_near_sidi_ifni/ All that is written about God, and all that people say about Him, still falls short of the mark. Certain things, which every person can understand about God, can never be expressed, things necessary for everyone, and things which cause the love of God. —After ANGELUS SILESIUS An intellect which can be understood …
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/comments/kwr8lw/thanksgiving_sunset_over_siesta_key_fl_usa/ There was a time when people ate each other. They no longer do so, but they still eat animals. The time will come when more and more people will drop this terrible habit. It is a mistake to believe that we need obey no moral in our attitude to the animals, that we …