Letter 37: Joannes [a mutual friend of ours who, after an illness that left him unfit for military service, entered a...

Letter 37: Illness [1] To Anysius Joannes, note [A mutual acquaintance of Synesius and Anysius who, after an illness that made him unsuited for military service, entered a monastery.] whom I love especially because of his affection for you, has been in the grip of a grievous malady. But he is suffering less from his illness than from the disappointment of being separated from your sacred self. He is still in the same state, and in addition to this there is a third thing which is making his illness worse. He is longing to do something that may become a soldier, and he frets against his forced inaction.

Letter 37: Illness [1] To Anysius Joannes, note [A mutual acquaintance of Synesius and Anysius who, after an illness that made him unsuited for military service, entered a monastery.] whom I love especially because of his affection for you, has been in the grip of a grievous malady. But he is suffering less from his illness than from the disappointment of being separated from your sacred self. He is still in the same state, and in addition to this there is a third thing which is making his illness worse. He is longing to do something that may become a soldier, and he frets against his forced inaction.