760. CONCERNING HATRED IN THE LIFE OF THE BODY: WHAT IT BRINGS ABOUT IN THE OTHER LIFE A certain spirit in the life of the body, owing to various misfortunes and other causes, had cherished hatred against those who, he supposed, had persecuted him, and because of the length of time it had become inrooted in him. I could know this from the acts of his life, and also from conversation with him. When he perceived a certain one whom he had hated during his life in the body, it was as if he were suddenly snatched away from the conversation in which he was engaged with another, and like a thunderbolt lightning from above, he threw himself at the one whom he hated, and wished to utterly destroy him. But this was not permitted, although it seemed to me that he took something away from his head, but this at once fell from his hands. So he was brought to me, where he remained for some time almost as if he were asleep, outside himself, continually thinking about him whom he hated. He afterwards spoke with me, and I showed him that he could have had no cause for hating him, for I had never heard that person speaking about him either good or bad, nor did that other ever hate him, but what he had done had been done from necessity and consent. At length I observed that his hatred was appeased, so that he was still such that his hatred could be moderated; therefore I can conclude that, because in the life of the body he had suffered misfortunes, his Lord had been merciful. 1748, Feb. 13. This was written in his presence.