/lit/ - Literature

for non native english speaking anons
what's the best book in your language, in your opinion
desu english speakers can participate too lol

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I suppose that the difference between the two is that no longer doing things out of fear requires you to exercise your free will. First you have to break the habit of defaulting to the non-virtuous action, which denies you any choice. And then, you have to make a new habit of asking yourself, "what would the virtuous action be?"

You're no longer acting mechanically, you're asking yourself to at the very least, consider not to do something that isn't virtuous. And you should be doing it not because you fear what God may do to you if you don't, but because you were given the ability to recognize what is immoral and what isn't. I suppose that in most cases, the "immoral" choice will bring you immediate material benefit; but the "moral" choice will let your conscience rest easy at night.