Every time the media writes an article about Linas, there is an avalanche of angry comments. No matter how much we avoid the media, sometimes we somehow accidentally get "hooked". I had to learn a lot not to take to heart what people comment without knowing, then learn to stop reading the opinions altogether (although to be honest, before I knew Linas I also had a very poor opinion of him, but I wouldn't have even thought of writing angry comments) :)
However, when I recently said to Linas "well damn, the parents' house burned down and they are commenting on nonsense, real Lithuanians, they are happy when the neighbor's farmhouse is on fire, and the parents are already stressed", Linas replied "the comments are like a therapy for these people - they pour out emotions and anger on the Internet and so maybe they are calmer and gentler with their families after that. I'm not upset about it :)".
A few days later, Linas received a call from someone with a large donation of building materials for the reconstruction of his parents' house. When asked why this man decided to donate, he said that because of those angry comments, "somehow it's quite funny that it's not just me that the commentators react like this without knowing anything about me" :) Well, turns out, even those angry commenters when you respond calmly (in a sense even positively) can also be a hidden part of God's plan :) All in all, everything is happening in the most ideal way, even if it seems that "there really isn't anything positive that can come out of this"...
4/9/2019