It was proven by an actual experience that fear accomplishes nothing, but that after the fear [passes] the person or spirit returns to his or her former nature: they were smitten with quite a great fear that they would cease to live if they were away from me, for with me they live just as they did in the world or bodily life, knowing of no difference. Struck with that fear of the loss of life, they came to me and fearfully testified their fear. But a little later, they were scheming as before [458, 2171, 2592] how they might kill me and entirely deprive me of life. So they were of the same disposition after the fear as before the fear. 1748, 23 Aug.