Sometimes scarcity feels like panic about time and decay: “Everything I value will be taken from me.” That fear is not only about objects; it can be about relationships, health, reputation, or even spiritual progress. The underlying message is always the same: loss is inevitable.

This stop offers a surprisingly direct remedy: look at your brother with the Holy Spirit. Recognizing holiness is not sentiment. It is a shift from the body’s story to the mind’s reality. Holiness witnesses to God’s presence, and God’s presence is not subject to depletion.

When you see holiness, you see what cannot scatter. That does not mean forms will never change; it means your peace is no longer based on forms staying the same. The fear of loss begins to loosen because the mind is no longer trying to protect a fragile inventory.

For practice, let loss‑fear become a cue to re‑orient. Ask yourself, “What am I valuing as if it could vanish?” Then ask the Holy Spirit to show you holiness instead. Even a brief willingness to see your brother as more than a body brings a quiet reassurance: what is real in you and in him is not at risk.

You can practice with anyone, even a stranger. Offer a silent recognition of holiness, and let it reassure you that God’s gifts are not subject to decay or time.

Depletion anxiety persists because the mind keeps mistaking change in form for loss in being. The Holy Spirit does not promise to freeze the dream; He teaches you how to see through it. In your brother’s holiness you encounter a reference point beyond dust and time. That reference point steadies perception, so fear of disappearance no longer dictates every choice.