The soul is like a garden divided into two parts. On the one half, you can see thorns blooming while on the other half you will see the beautiful flowers growing. There is also a water spring (soul’s power) with two streams.
One flows towards the thorns and the other towards the flowers. Every time, I can open one stream.
I left the thorn to wither and I water the flowers to bloom again.
Saint Porphyrios