Elder St Paisios on Relations with Others
“It is very helpful to be simple in our relations with others, to always have good thoughts about them, and to not lake everybody too seriously. One should avoid discussions which are presumably held for spiritual improvement, but only bring headaches instead. One shouldn’t expect spiritual understanding from people who don’t believe in God. It’s better if one simply prays for them that (God will forgive them and enlighten them. One should speak the language of each person (at that person’s level), and not reveal the great truths that he believes and experiences, because they will not understand him, as he speaks on another frequency and a different wavelength.”
– ‘Family Life’