One day, two friends were going for a walk. One was wearing a suit and was clean. The other one was wearing old clothes and was dirty. At some point, they encountered mud. Then the dirty one took mud and dirtied the one who was clean. The wicked person wants the virtuous to become like him, that is, wicked. That’s why you should be careful in your life and choose the virtuous as your friends.
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
Translated by Dr. Nick Stergiou
