People try to find serenity by taking sedatives or practicing yoga, but they do not seek the true peace that comes when a person humbles oneself so that divine consolation fills their hearts.
Many tourists, who come from foreign countries and walk on the streets, in the sun, in the heat, in the dust, in so much noise, think how much they suffer!
What a strain, what a tightness. They see this suffocation to be a breath of fresh air! How much they are driven away by themselves, who consider all this suffering a rest!
St. Paisios the Athonite