685. For in the life of the body there are diverse objects which move the senses and excite man, and thus distract. Moreover, there are also cupidities, which are internal objects that inhere like glue or gum. When man is imbued with these cupidities, then, whatever another says adheres to those things which he desires, which generally is the ruling [love]. Hence such a perception of things cannot be given in man whilst he lives in the body, but it is given in a soul as soon as he comes into the other life and is in the company of others. These things I also told to the spirits around me, and they affirmed that it was so. 1748, Feb. 8.