"Is there a difference?" The Bishop gently placed his finger on the Knight's lips. "Think, dear brother, are you awake or are you asleep?
If you are awake now, then death is but a slumber.
If you are asleep, then how can you receive your reward?
But if you are now asleep in the dream of life, then when you die, you will awaken to enjoy your reward.
Your soul must be freed from Hell, but also from life.
Think again, my friend: if your life is Heaven, then what will you enjoy beyond the grave?
But if your life is Hell, how joyful you will be to awaken from it into eternal life!
Therefore, be grateful for every setback, rejoice in sorrow, and welcome despair, for these are the mirrors of Heaven, in which everything appears reversed.
Turn around, look within, and see your true face.
As it ought to be seen, as God sees it."
The Knight was nearly in tears.
