781. Speaking further, I said that in heaven, all since the very creation [of man] are gathered together, thus an enormous society, with whom they may become acquainted and even associate, with the resulting enjoyment and pleasantness, without any one of them desiring for whatever reason to be greater than another, but feeling themselves less. There is no comparison, therefore, between a name in heaven and a name on earth, especially among the kind of people who know nothing of what is good and heavenly, just as there is no comparison between glory in the world, and glory in heaven. Being hereby convinced, they affirmed this, because they perceived from the Lord that it was true. 1748, 15 February.