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Guard your families and keep them from the schemes of the evil one through the presence of God in them. Protect and keep them through prayer and dialog, through mutual understanding and forgiveness, through honesty and faithfulness, and most importantly, through listening. Listen to one another with your ears, eyes, hearts, mouths and the palms of your hands, and keep the roaring of the noise of the world away from your homes because it is like raging storms and violent waves; once it enters the home, it will sweep away everything and disperse everyone. Preserve the warmth of the family, because the warmth of the whole world cannot make up for it.

— Charbel Makhlouf

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Guard your families and keep them from the schemes of the evil one through the presence of God in them. Protect and keep them through prayer and dialog, through mutual understanding and forgiveness, through honesty and faithfulness, and most importantly, through listening. Listen to one another with your ears, eyes, hearts, mouths and the palms of your hands, and keep the roaring of the noise of the world away from your homes because it is like raging storms and violent waves; once it enters the home, it will sweep away everything and disperse everyone. Preserve the warmth of the family, because the warmth of the whole world cannot make up for it." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Charbel Makhlouf

About Charbel Makhlouf

Charbel Makhlouf, (also known as Saint Charbel Makhlouf or Charbel Maklouf), (May 8, 1828 to December 24, 1898) was a Maronite monk and priest from Lebanon. He spent his last 23 years living as a solitary hermit and was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1977. He was known among Lebanese Christians for his miraculous healings in answer to prayers said at his tomb and for his ability to unite Christians and Muslims.