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object:1.41 - Speaks of the fear of God and of how we must keep ourselves from venial sins.
book class:The Way of Perfection
author class:Saint Teresa of Avila
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How I have enlarged on this subject! Yet I have not said as much about it as I should like; for
it is a delightful thing to talk about this love of God. What, then, must it be to possess it? May the
Lord, for His own sake, give it me! May I not depart from this life till there is nothing in it that I
desire, till I have forgotten what it is to love anything but Thee and till I deny the name of love to
any other kind of affection-for all love is false but love of Thee, and, unless the foundations of a
building are true, the building itself will not endure. I do not know why it surprises us to hear people
say: "So-and-so has made me a poor return for something." "Someone else does not like me." I
laugh to myself when I hear that. What other sort of return do you expect him to make you? And
why do you expect anyone to like you? These things will show you what the world is; your love
itself becomes your punishment, and the reason why you are so upset about it is that your will
strongly resents your involving it in such childish pastimes.
Let us now come to the fear of God-though I am sorry not to be able to say a little about this
worldly love, which, for my sins, I know well and should like to acquaint you with, so that you may
free yourself from it for ever. But I am straying from my subject and shall have to pass on.
This fear of God is another thing with which those who possess it and those who have to do
with them are very familiar. But I should like you to realize that at first it is not very deep, save in
a few people, to whom, as I have said, the Lord grants such great favours as to make them rich in
virtues and to raise them, in a very short time, to great heights of prayer. It is not recognizable,
therefore, at first, in everyone. As it increases, it grows stronger each day, and then, of course, it

138

Lit.: "to an inn for ever, ever, for eternity." The repetition of "ever" (siempre) reminds one of the famous reminiscence of St.
Teresa's childhood, to be found in her Life, Chap. I.

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can be recognized, for those who possess it forsake sin, and occasions of sin, and bad company,
and other signs of it are visible in them. When at last the soul attains to contemplation, of which
we are chiefly treating at the moment, its fear of God is plainly revealed, and its love is not
dissembled even outwardly. However narrowly we watch such persons, we shall not find them
growing careless; for, close as our watch on them may be, the Lord so preserves them that they
would not knowingly commit one venial sin even to further their own interests, and, as for mortal
sin, they fear it like fire. These are the illusions, sisters, which I should like you always to fear; let
us always beseech God that temptation may not be strong enough for us to offend Him but that He
may send it to us in proportion to the strength which He gives us to conquer it. If we keep a pure
conscience, we can suffer little or no harm. That is the important point; and that is the fear which
I hope will never be taken from us, for it is that fear which will stand us in good stead.
Oh, what a great thing it is not to have offended the Lord, so that the servants and slaves of hell
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may be kept under control! In the end, whether willingly or no, we shall all serve Him-they by
compulsion and we with our whole heart. So that, if we please Him, they will be kept at bay and
will do nothing that can harm us, however much they lead us into temptation and lay secret snares
for us.
Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have
such a fixed determination not to offend the Lord that you would rather lose a thousand lives and
be persecuted by the whole world, than commit one mortal sin, and until you are most careful not
to commit venial sins. I am referring now to sins committed knowingly: as far as those of the other
kind are concerned, who can fail to commit them frequently? But it is one thing to commit a sin
knowingly and after long deliberation, and quite another to do it so suddenly that the knowledge
of its being a venial sin and its commission are one and the same thing, and we hardly realize what
we have done, although we do to some extent realize it. From any sin, however small, committed
with full knowledge, may God deliver us, especially since we are sinning against so great a Sovereign
and realizing that He is watching us! That seems to me to be a sin committed of malice aforethought;
it is as though one were to say: "Lord, although this displeases Thee, I shall do it. I know that Thou
seest it and I know that Thou wouldst not have me do it; but, though I understand this, I would
rather follow my own whim and desire than Thy will." If we commit a sin in this way, however
slight, it seems to me that our offence is not small but very, very great.
For the love of God, sisters, never be careless about this -and, glory be to the Lord, you are
not so at present. If you would gain this fear of God, remember the importance of habit and of
starting to realize what a serious thing it is to offend Him. Do your utmost to learn this and to turn
it over in your minds; for our life, and much more than our life, depends upon this virtue being
firmly planted in our souls. Until you are conscious within your soul of possessing it, you need
always to exercise very great care and to avoid all occasions of sin and any kind of company which
will not help you to get nearer to God. Be most careful, in all that you do, to bend your will to it;

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Lit.: "the infernal slaves."

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see that all you say tends to edification; flee from all places where there is conversation which is
not pleasing to God. Much care is needed if this fear of God is to be thoroughly impressed upon
the soul; though, if one has true love, it is quickly acquired. Even when the soul has that firm inward
determination which I have described, not to offend God for the sake of any creature, or from fear
of a thousand deaths, it may subsequently fall from time to time, for we are weak and cannot trust
ourselves, and, the more determined we are, the less self-confidence we should have, for confidence
must come from God. But, when we find ourselves in this state, we need not feel constrained or
depressed, for the Lord will help us and the habits we have formed will be of assistance to us so
that we shall not offend Him; we shall be able to walk in holy freedom, and associate with anyone,
as seems right to us, even with dissolute people. These will do you no harm, if you hate sin. Before
we had this true fear of God worldly people would have been poisonous to us and would have
helped to ruin our souls; but now they will often help us to love God more and to praise Him for
having delivered us from what we see to be a notorious danger. And whereas we for our part may
previously have helped to foster their weaknesses, we shall now be helping to repress them, because
they will restrain themselves in our presence, and this is a compliment which they will pay us
without our desiring it.
I often praise the Lord (though I also wonder why it should be so) that merely by his presence,
and without saying a word, a servant of God should frequently prevent people from speaking against
Him. It may be as it is in worldly intercourse: a person is always spoken of with respect, even in
his absence, before those who are known to be his friends, lest they should be offended. Since this
servant of God is in a state of grace, this grace must cause him to be respected, however lowly his
station, for people will not distress him in a matter about which they know him to feel so strongly
as giving offence to God. I really do not know the reason for this but I do know that it very commonly
happens. Do not be too strict with yourselves, then, for, if your spirit begins to quail, it will do great
harm to what is good in you and may sometimes lead to scrupulosity, which is a hindrance to
progress both in yourselves and in others. Even if things are not as bad as this, a person, however
good in herself, will not lead many souls to God if they see that she is so strict and timorous. Human
nature is such that these characteristics will frighten and oppress it and lead people to avoid the
road you are taking, even if they are quite clear it is the best one.
Another source of harm is this: we may judge others unfavourably, though they may be holier
than ourselves, because they do not walk as we do, but, in order to profit their neighbours, talk
freely and without restraint. You think such people are imperfect; and if they are good and yet at
the same time of a lively disposition, you think them dissolute. This is especially true of those of
us who are unlearned and are not sure what we can speak about without committing sin. It is a very
dangerous state of mind, leading to great uneasiness and to continual temptation, because it is unfair
to our neighbour. It is very wrong to think that everyone who does not follow in your own timorous
footsteps has something the matter with her. Another danger is that, when it is your duty to speak,
and right that you should speak, you may not dare to do so lest you say too much and may perhaps
speak well of things that you ought to hate.

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Try, then, sisters, to be as pleasant as you can, without offending God, and to get on as well as
you can with those you have to deal with, so that they may like talking to you and want to follow
your way of life and conversation, and not be frightened and put off by virtue. This is very important
for nuns: the holier they are, the more sociable they should be with their sisters. Although you may
be very sorry if all your sisters' conversation is not just as you would like it to be, never keep aloof
from them if you wish to help them and to have their love. We must try hard to be pleasant, and to
humour the people we deal with and make them like us, especially our sisters.
So try, my daughters, to bear in mind that God does not pay great attention to all the trifling
matters which occupy you, and do not allow these things to make your spirit quail and your courage
fade, for if you do that you may lose many blessings. As I have said, let your intention be upright
and your will determined not to offend God. But do not let your soul dwell in seclusion, or, instead
of acquiring holiness, you will develop many imperfections, which the devil will implant in you
in other ways, in which case, as I have said, you will not do the good that you might, either to
yourselves or to others.
You see that, with these two things-love and fear of God- we can travel along this road in
peace and quietness, and not think at every step that we can see some pitfall, and that we shall
never reach our goal.140Yet we cannot be sure of reaching it, so fear will always lead the way, and
then we shall not grow careless, for, as long as we live, we must never feel completely safe or we
shall be in great danger. And that was our Teacher's meaning when at the end of this prayer He
said these words to His Father, knowing how necessary they were: "But deliver us from evil. Amen."



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Spirited Away(2002) - In this animated feature by noted Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, 10-year-old Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) and her parents (Takashi Nait, Yasuko Sawaguchi) stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku (Miyu...
Castle in the Sky (1986) ::: 8.0/10 -- Tenk no shiro Rapyuta (original title) -- Castle in the Sky Poster -- A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writer:
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) ::: 7.8/10 -- Majo no takkybin (original title) -- Kiki's Delivery Service Poster -- A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writers:
Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro (1979) ::: 7.7/10 -- Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (original title) -- (Japan) Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro Poster -- A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid policeman struggle to free a princess from an evil count's clutches, and learn the hidden secret to a fabulous treasure that she holds part of a key to. Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Nausica of the Valley of the Wind (1984) ::: 8.1/10 -- Kaze no tani no Naushika (original title) -- Nausica of the Valley of the Wind Poster -- Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausica desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writers:
Ponyo (2008) ::: 7.7/10 -- Gake no ue no Ponyo (original title) -- Ponyo Poster -- A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writer:
The Wind Rises (2013) ::: 7.8/10 -- Kaze tachinu (original title) -- The Wind Rises Poster -- A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writers:
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