by AnyaNikolaievna » 24 Feb 2010, 11:23
Dearest Evgeni Viktorovich,
I apologize if you were offended by my previous words. I have given this a lot more thought, and I truly do support your decision to protest. I was wrong to think only of your reputation when there is more at stake than that. However, I must tell you some things that I thought of. I think you could benefit from reading this.
You are a religious man. You thank God, rightfully, for all that you have. I am no expert in Orthodoxy, nor am I knowledgeable about your own true beliefs about your church. I do not presume to know. I believe, that you believe, that all things come from God. All things happen according to His Divine Will and All-Knowing Plan. If you believe this, I ask you to take the following advice into consideration.
First, close your eyes. Put your hand to your heart and feel your heart beating beneath your touch. Listen to the sound of your breathing. Reflect on your life, and all you have overcome from childhood to now. God has set you on this path. When you have reflected, I ask you to keep your eyes closed, and take one of the crosses you wear around your neck into your hand. Think of Our Lord for a few minutes. All things come through God. I'm sure you must believe this. God has given you your talent. He gives you the food you eat, the air you breathe, the water you drink. He has helped you overcome the poverty and pain you have lived in through all of your childhood.
It is not our place to question Our Lord. This I believe and I'm sure you do too. Naturally, when something happens
we don't like or understand, we want to take matters into our own hands instead of letting God handle it as He sees fit. I believe that this result was meant to be a message to you. I don't expect you to listen to me, or to the other fans here. You will do as you wish. I know this. All I ask is that you look deep inside yourself, look to God, and think what Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ could have meant by giving you the silver instead of gold. It is certainly not MY place to assume God's Will, or God's Plan, but I feel nonetheless that it was meant to make you see what is truly important in your life. You have a choice, a path, that God has set before you. You could either take heart in this result, and use it to benefit your soul, or you could use it to benefit your medal collection and ego. This was not meant to sound as harsh as it probably does to you. I am saying this to you with deepest love, respect, and admiration. I believe that God has done this to help make you a better person. Come though this storm of controversy with your head held high.
I know that you will probably never read this, or if you do you probably won't care or like what I have to say in either of the messages I sent. But if you do, I hope that you take the advice above to heart. Again, I ask you to please think about this, before you end up doing something you will regret.
With deepest affection,
Angela Rabatin
"Show what you are capable of!" -- Evgeni Plushenko

"Was there ever a man who loved, who loved not at first sight?" -- Christopher Marlowe