4633. From all that has been stated about perceptions and also odours it is evident that in the next life everyone's life, and consequently everyone's affection, are in full view. Anyone therefore who thinks that his previous character and consequently his present life are not known there, or that he is able to conceal his intentions as he could in the world, is much mistaken. In that life also not only the things that a person recognizes in himself are in full view but also those he does not recognize, namely those which through his repeated use of them come at length to be immersed among the delights of his life; for in that case they fade from his view and reflection about himself. The actual ends in view contained in his thought, speech, and actions, which for a similar reason have become hidden from him, are fully perceived in heaven; for the sphere and perception of ends obtain in heaven.