| Из фильма «Души движенье» Special thanks for english translation www.youtube.com :) --------------------- Father Sabbatius (we listen his words in the film): In fact, the life of the monastery, all of it - under seven locks. And no matter how much you are telling people about it, it's still only for a purpose to hide, to close this life under another lock, because ... Well how is possible to tell what happens in the soul of each human being? The soul of every person is unique, and the way, - the way of each soul is unique too. Well, when I was preparing to retire to the monastery, I already knew that in the monastery no one performs the job, that he was performing in the world - well, that is the custom generally, - and suddenly the elder with whom I traveled, said to me: "You do not leave, do not leave the photography, the monastery still needs photographers, well, you edited books in the world - and now you need to make a book about Valaam too ..." Well, then came the Father Superior and blessed me to continue to work as a photographer. Then I took the camera and went out. I was walking, but I hade a feeling inside that I would be happy to throw out the camera right now and that I don't want to deal with this any more. Although this is my favorite job ... but suddenly I have got this strong feeling... rejection, denial of this all. And I could not stand it and I hastened at once to the elder that was living at the skete of All Saints - it was the schemamonk Father ... |
