One day two friends were going for a walk. One had a suit and was clean. The other was wearing old clothes and was dirty. At some point they came across mud. Then the dirty one took mud and got the other one, who was clean, dirty. The evil man wants the righteous to be like him, that is, evil. Therefore, be careful in your life and choose the righteous as your friends.
Saint Paisios the Athonite
Translated by Dr. Nick Stergiou
