I haven't seen the full interview yet, but I always liked how Boris talks straight about faith without the fancy words. The part where he mentioned keeping his old prayer rope from his first trip to Optina really stuck with me — I've got one from Valaam that my wife gave me years ago. Looking forward to watching it after my next run to Montreal.
Yes, about the rope from Optina - that’s our way, in a simple way. I also have one, from a pilgrimage to Sergiev Posad in 2019, when I just started going to church. It’s interesting what Boris said next about working on TV and how faith there helps you not to break down. I'll watch the interview this evening.
Boris puts it simply and I like that. The story about the old rosary from Optina reminded me of mine that I took on our trip to the Holy Monastery of Agios Antonios in 2022, when we went with the parish. I'll watch the video tonight after the shift, hear about the TV job too.
I also have a rope from Optina in my desk drawer; I bought it in 2017, when I was traveling with the priest from our church. Boris correctly said that on TV without faith you will quickly fall apart; at work, sometimes I can barely hold on. I'll take a look in the evening after my shift.
Yes, the rope from Optina is a reliable thing, I’ve also had one of these in my bag for a long time. And about TV, Boris said well that faith helps you keep yourself in control when there is a lot of noise and deadlines around you. Maxim, do you often watch his programs now?
Yes, I also always have the rope from Optina with me; it’s been in my jacket pocket for ten years now. Boris is right, without faith in such noise on TV you will definitely lose your temper. Tamara, what was the last show you watched?
Yes, I also keep an old link from the pilgrimage to Optina about eight years ago, I have it in the pocket of my work jacket. Boris said well that without prayer on TV you quickly break, I also saw in the kitchen how the wave of noise and deadlines takes you. I'm going to watch the interview tonight after choir.
I also have a rope from Optina in my desk drawer; I bought it in 2012, when my husband and I went there after Easter. Boris said correctly about television noise - without prayer you will definitely fall apart, I’m in accounting and sometimes I can barely keep up with deadlines. I'll watch the interview this evening after I pack dinner.
Yes, the rope from Optina really helps to concentrate, I have the same simple wooden one, it’s been in my coat pocket since my trip to Optina in 2017. It’s interesting what Boris said about TV - after his words, I had a question: how does he himself cope with the fact that in the studio he often has to talk to people who don’t understand faith at all? I'll take a look in the evening, thanks, Maxim.
