THE JUDICIOUS REPLY OF ABBA OLYMPIOS
A brother visited Abba Olympios at the Lavra of Abba Gerasimos near the holy Jordan and said to him: "How can you stay in this place with its burning heat and so many insects?" The elder answered him: "I put up with the insects to escape from the worm that sleeps not. Likewise, I endure the burning heat for fear of the eternal fire. The one is temporary, but of the other, there is no end."