2505. Some such were also with me for several days who are devoted to living for themselves, not for the common good, and were taking from me all joy of life, ascribing everything to themselves. They were doing this in the other life by trying from mere curiosity to hear and understand the things I read, and when they had grasped them, ascribing them to themselves, leaving me right there, so that I was kept very troubled doing my work. This revealed to me what they are like who look out only for themselves and indulge only themselves, and beyond that care for nothing. These words were written in their presence. 1748, 3 July. They never turn toward any other use than what is for themselves-that is, a use for the common welfare is nothing to them, only for self. So they are the kind that are not led by use, or the love of use.