By St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva
The truth of Christ stresses that, if you praise a person, you make him
an egotist. The egotist is burdened, and is guided by the devil and the
evil spirit. Thus, growing up in the midst of egotism, the first act is
to deny God and to be an egotistical misfit in society.
When, therefore, we praise the child we create this 'super-ego', we choke them with egotism, and we cause a great evil. We make them more susceptible to diabolical things.
When, therefore, we praise the child we create this 'super-ego', we choke them with egotism, and we cause a great evil. We make them more susceptible to diabolical things.
