"To be a heavenly person here on earth, you must first accept obedience. Because, you see, only an obedient person can be led. Just like the obedient animal. If the horse is left to its own devices, it will not move in the right direction. Even with friends, we always obey the smarter one. We join together in a monastery because we know that there is no smart person who does not meet someone smarter than him: the smarter leads and enlightens the less smart. That is why obedience is a great law here.
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Gárdonyi GézaAll Translations
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To be a heavenly person here on earth, you must first accept obedience. Because, you see, only an obedient person can be led. Just like the obedient animal. If the horse is left to its own devices, it will not move in the right direction. Even with friends, we always obey the smarter one. We join together in a monastery because we know that there is no smart person who does not meet someone smarter than him: the smarter leads and enlightens the less smart. That is why obedience is a great law here.
""Hogy égi ember lehess itt a földön, először is engedelmességet kell fogadnod. Mert, látod, csak az engedelmes ember vezethető. Éppúgy, mint az engedelmes állat. Ha a lovat a maga eszére bocsátjuk, nem halad jó úton. A barátoknál is mindig az okosabbnak engedelmeskedünk. Azért is állunk össze egy szerzetbe, mert tudjuk, hogy nincs olyan okos ember, akinél még okosabb ne találkozna: az okosabb vezeti, világosítja a kevésbé okosat. Ezért nagy törvény itt az engedelmesség."