Celebration is something that Christians should avoid

This topic will be useful not only for the Orthodox believer, but also for those who want to change their lives for the better. Let's talk about what idle talk is, what harm people get from it. Do you know why sometimes it becomes uncomfortable with people, the mood spoils or there is no satisfaction? Celebration is the reason for many problems, both spiritual and material, physical and moral.

What is this word?

In Orthodoxy, the services are mostly Church Slavic, the Gospel, and the Psalms are also read on it. That's why you can hear unfamiliar words, such as idle talk, for example. Let's see what this word means.

The celebration is the utterance of empty words that do not carry any useful information, gossip, retellings of someone else's life, gossip, and prattle. It would seem that one word, but it means a vast set of actions, and negative ones.

Modern priests say that to idle talk it is possible to carry senseless programs on TV (for example, "Dom-2", "Comedy Club", "Smehopanorama" and so on). On the radio you can often hear the speaker's speech, in the words of which there is no useful information. As for football matches and other sports games, where the commentator without end says not only about the athletes, the events on the playing field, then, unfortunately, this also applies to idleness.

About Blessed Theodore

There is such a true story related to the blessed Theodora. When she died, then, like all the souls of the newly-departed, she went to God through the troubles. What it is? Torture is a test of the soul, where demons reprove all sins. There are 20 species. One of them, just the first ordeal, is idle talk. Virtually all of us have this sin.

In general, such a trait as taciturnity is ideal for a Christian. But there is a nuance. This can be either a simple character trait or purposefulness so as not to sin with a bad or just an empty word. These are different goals, motives.

Let's return to the blessed Theodore. When she approached the first ordeal with the angels, she heard a rumble, an endless thrill, a chilling soul annoying the ears. The demons leaped near, endlessly said something, laughed. One of them stood before Theodora, unfolded the sheet and began to read out her sins, related to empty laughter, chattering, singing chastooshkas and songs. It is from this real history that one can understand what idleness is.

Do not talk to neighbors!

Often you can, while walking around the yard, hear the conversations of domestic women and grandmothers, girls. What are they talking about? Yes, anything, but not useful things. Often the whole courtyard knows what happens in this or that person. For example, your neighbor has a nuisance in the family. The entire courtyard already knows about this, and different things are said about it, writing the cause of the problem. Someone even begins to hate him, not knowing the essence of the matter.

We must understand that other people's problems should not concern anyone. If there is a desire to help a person, then you do not need to tell anyone about this. And it is extremely bad to discuss with someone what he really has. Pass by the gossips. It is better to help the sufferer silently than to talk about his affairs with neighbors.

Often, priests say a sermon about the sin of idle talk, relying on the words of Jesus Christ in the Gospel: "From your words you will be condemned." What is meant here? The sin of idle talk is so disguised that a person does not see the line between "good" and "bad", he does not see it in his words. Yes, he knows that it's bad to swear badly, call someone bad, lie too. But the fact that trep is a sin, does not guess. Therefore, holy fathers and ministers of the church teach to beware of unnecessary conversations.

Communication with relatives

But what about your relatives? After all, you need to communicate. The Church does not prohibit conversations, conversations. But you need to know the measure. Compare two points: "How is your health? Maybe you can help around the house? "And" Hello, how are you? ". In the first case, the question is asked purposefully. They are interested in health, to support, to cheer, to serve disinterestedly. The second option, as a rule, does not carry semantic load. Ask this question purely out of courtesy. What usually happens after the question of how things are? Empty conversation about anything.

With native people, of course, you need to talk, find out how the day went, what's new, how you feel, and so on. Celebration is an occasion for empty conversations and gossip. But the usual dialogue about health, mood is not a sin. After all, the Lord himself told in the family to communicate with each other, to support in a word, to console. The family lives in communication.

How to avoid?

Clearly, idle talk is a sin. How to avoid it? Of course, do not enter into conversations with people, if it is not about some important things. The Gospel teaches that people briefly and only in essence respond to questions.

Is the work of a teacher, a teacher, a sin of idle talk? If the teacher speaks only in the case, tells truthful and instructive cases, then there is no sin. But the work of the commentator is not pious. You can say that the TV, radio - an occasion for sin.

Unfortunately, almost all films are idle talk. Rarely can you hear something instructive, useful.

"Silence is gold" - everyone knows a wise saying. And she appeared for a reason. We must follow it so that we do not sin.

Confession

It is clear that idleness in Orthodoxy is regarded as a sin. Therefore, if you have sinned with some useless word, then you need to confess to the priest, ask the Lord for forgiveness. What kind of actions are related to this sin:

• Long talked with a friend about anything;
• Discussed with the neighbors of one of the tenants of the house;
• Singing ditties and bad songs;
• Laughed, discussing the absurdity of man;
• Criticized someone behind their backs;
• Complained of bad weather, a severe chief, a negligent official;
• They talked rudely to someone.

You can enumerate for a long time. In fact, the priests recommend in a confession to talk briefly about sins, and not give an answer: "I sinned in idle talk." This is no longer a confession, but a kind of formal report.

Do you know when a person is really all right? When he is more silent, he does not like talk, gossip and gossip. In many Orthodox books there is a sermon about idleness as the most widespread spiritual vice. Everything depends on the person himself, his actions.