As a person becomes more spiritual, so much fewer rights does he have in this life. It is obligatory to be patient, to accept injustice, to accept bad words from others. A scoundrel (a corrupted man) who is distant from God has much more rights: to strike and shout and act unjustly. Our rights God keeps for the other life. Although we know that, we still often seek our rights here. Let us not disrupt things at all.
Elder Paisios the Athonite
