{"id":4838,"date":"2021-08-05T03:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T01:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2021-08-04T20:52:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T18:52:24","slug":"you-know-that-a-true-friend-can-be-compared-to-a-faithful-mirror-in-which-one-can-see-oneself-as-one-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4838","title":{"rendered":"YOU KNOW THAT A TRUE FRIEND CAN BE COMPARED TO A FAITHFUL MIRROR IN WHICH ONE CAN SEE ONESELF AS ONE IS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing to read Eugene’s letter to Father Honorat, we see his good advice on learning from the experience of others.<\/h3>\n

Never complain about a person to someone else. When you have observations to make, make them to the person himself without fuss and cordially… You know that a true friend can be compared to a faithful mirror in which one can see oneself as one is; if it reflects some imperfection, were it only a loose strand of hair, one is not annoyed with the mirror; on the contrary, one is thankful and relieved at having perceived it. Alius sic alius vero sic. <\/strong><\/em>[ ed. 1 Corinthians 7:7 “each has a particular gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.”]<\/h3>\n

You have something lacking to others, you lack something that others have. Be pleased with your share; you are well enough endowed.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Bring to fruition only what the good God has given you, removing any remains of the rough exterior which at times repels and deters people from taking profit from it.<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nThis is advice in plenty. It pleases me to think that you will profit from it and that you know your duty. For the rest, I can tell you that I am perfectly satisfied with your letter and the sentiments you express therein.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\nLetter to Father Jean Baptiste Honorat (in Canada), 10 January 1843, EO I n 14<\/em><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Continuing to read Eugene’s letter to Father Honorat, we see his good advice on learning from the experience of others. Never complain about a person to someone else. When you have observations to make, make them to the person himself … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}