2148. The thought occurred to me, as to where this longing came from, for unless a higher cause flowed in, it could not exist. I spoke about the same subject with the heavenly angels, and then realized that the cause is, that the Lord imparts to everyone an awareness of immortality, with the purpose that it should be hidden to no one that they will live after death. This is a general inflow into all people, just as affection toward one's children, or storge,* is a general inflow from the Lord, without which that affection could not possibly exist. So it is also with the desire for fame, and for inward fame, that is, immortality after death. * This is a Greek import, meaning "parental love."