"There is an old legend according to which a white and a black angel roam the Earth and watch and hear what people say and think. If someone sets himself up well, expects good, hopes for good, then the white angel says "so be it". And the black angel is obliged to say amen to this. If, on the other hand, someone behaves badly, is sad, bitter, then the black angel says "so be it". And the white angel is obliged to say Amen. By this I just want to say that people who are believers, who are optimistic, who prepare for the good usually succeed better than those who are bitter, pessimistic and expect bad things. This is a very beautiful legend that has stayed with me. We have to be careful when the two angels fly over us. I really believe that one of the most important things is trust.
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There is an old legend according to which a white and a black angel roam the Earth and watch and hear what people say and think. If someone sets himself up well, expects good, hopes for good, then the white angel says "so be it". And the black angel is obliged to say amen to this. If, on the other hand, someone behaves badly, is sad, bitter, then the black angel says "so be it". And the white angel is obliged to say Amen. By this I just want to say that people who are believers, who are optimistic, who prepare for the good usually succeed better than those who are bitter, pessimistic and expect bad things. This is a very beautiful legend that has stayed with me. We have to be careful when the two angels fly over us. I really believe that one of the most important things is trust.
""Van egy régi legenda, amely szerint egy fehér és egy fekete angyal kerülgeti a Földet, és figyelik, hallják, hogy az emberek mit mondanak, gondolnak. Ha valaki jól állítja be magát, jót vár, jót remél, akkor a fehér angyal azt mondja, hogy "úgy legyen". És a fekete angyal köteles erre rámondani, hogy ámen. Ha viszont valaki rosszul állítja be magát, szomorú, keserű, akkor a fekete angyal mondja azt, hogy "úgy legyen". És a fehér angyal köteles rámondani azt, hogy ámen. Ezzel csak azt akarom mondani, hogy a hívő, az optimista, a jóra készülő emberek dolgai általában jobban sikerülnek, mint a keserű, pesszimista és rosszat váró emberekéi. Ez nagyon szép legenda, amely megmaradt bennem. Vigyázni kell, hogy mikor száll el fölöttünk a két angyal. Csakugyan hiszek abban, hogy az egyik legfontosabb dolog a bizalom."