St. Teresa of Avila: What is true life, if not one free from fear of death or worldly events?

Saint Teresa of Avila, The Book of the Foundations: “… what is the true life, if not the one where neither death nor the events of this world are feared, the one where you possess that joy which shines forth in all of you, and finally, the one where you enjoy the greatest possible prosperity in this exile? This prosperity consists, I say not merely in facing poverty without fear, but in calling for it with all the fervor of your desires.”