One of the chassidim of the Kotzker Rebbe once asked him, "Rebbe, please teach me what it means to fear God."
The Kotzker said, "You are a merchant and you often travel through the polish forests, did you ever meet a wolf in the forest?"
"Yes," he answered.
"Were you frightened?"
"Very much."
"And while being scared were you aware that you were scared?"
"No, I was too scared to think about that," said the chasid.
"That is what it means to fear God," concluded the Holy Kotzker.
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