Those who are included in the manifestations of God's favor long to be where they experience it abundantly, and not just in some mere gulp. They no longer want to remain on this earth, where countless obstacles prevent them from immersing themselves in those immeasurable goods: they want to be where the sun of justice never sets. For such grace, everything seems dark to them, and I marvel at how they can live. Whoever has begun to taste and has already here received a pledge of his kingdom can be satisfied by nothing else. If he still lives here on earth, it is not because he wants to, but because his King wants it.
(Teresa of Jesus, The Way of Perfection XLII,3)
