Contrary to the popular belief that women go to the monastery after the strongest emotional upheaval, among the nuns there are a lot of strong personalities who came there by vocation, with the desire to serve God, to devote their whole lives to this.
Monasticism, voluntary renunciation of worldly joys is an act, a way of life similar to a feat. In the monastery it is impossible to hide from any problems, and those who cannot find their destiny in worldly life, in most cases do not find it in the monastery. The monks do not refuse anyone asylum, but true monasticism is the destiny of strong-minded women and men. Not every person is able to live every hour according to the laws of mercy and love for his neighbor, industriousness, to abide steadily by all the commandments of God, and to dissolve in Christianity, forgetting about himself and renouncing all worldly things.
How is the life of the nuns
Those who seek peace and tranquility, trying to get away from problems, hiding behind the walls of the monastery, as a rule, do not know anything about how the nuns live in the monastery.
Many women believe that nuns pray from early morning until late at night, seeking salvation and remission of their sins and all of humanity, but this is not so. No more than 4-6 hours are allotted for reading prayers daily, and the rest of the time is devoted to performing certain duties, the so-called obedience. For some of the sisters, obedience consists in doing garden work, someone works in the kitchen, and someone is engaged in embroidery, cleaning or caring for the sick. All that is necessary for life, the nuns produce and grow themselves.
It is not forbidden to seek medical help from novices and nuns. Moreover, in every monastery there is a sister with a medical education and some work experience in this area.
Worldly people for some reason believe that nuns are limited in communication, both with the outside world and with each other. This opinion is erroneous - the sisters are allowed to communicate with each other and with people who have nothing to do with the monastery and the service of the Lord. But idle idle talk is not welcome, the conversation always comes down to the canons of Christianity, the commandments of God and the service of the Lord. In addition, to convey the laws of Christianity and serve as an example of obedience for the laity - this is one of the main duties and the peculiar purpose of the nun.
Watching television and reading secular literature in the monastery is not welcome, although both are here. But newspapers and television are not perceived by the inhabitants of the monastery as entertainment, but as a source of information about what is happening outside the walls of their residence.
