3884, 3885) from experience (n. 3884,
3885, 3891, 3893). There are differing respirations there,
varying in accordance with their states (n. 1119, 3886, 3887,
3889, 3892, 3893). The evil are wholly unable to breathe in
heaven, and they are suffocated if they go there (n. 3894).
236. In the entire heaven all have the same language, and they all
understand one another, to whatever society, near or remote, they
belong. Language there is not learned but is instinctive with
everyone, for it flows from their very affection and thought, the
tones of their speech corresponding to their affections, and the
vocal articulations which are words corresponding to the ideas of
thought that spring from the affections; and because of this
correspondence the speech itself is spiritual, for it is affection
sounding and thought speaking. [2] Any one who gives any thought to
it can see that all thought is from affection which pertains to love,
and that the ideas of thought are the various forms into which the
general affection is distributed; for no thought or idea is possible
apart from affection-the soul and life of thought is from affection.
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