The real character of actions is seen only when we look at them from the side next eternity. You had a duty to perform which at the time was a cross to you. It required courage. It involved self-denial and personal sacrifice. It was very hard to do. You look back upon it, however, and it appears a beautiful act, and you are not sorry you made the sacrifice. This after-view is the true one. Sin in the form of temptation seems fascinating, but sin committed looks horrible. Again the after-view is the true one. The point from which we see a human life in its truest light is its end, looking back over it from the edge of eternity. The false colours fade out in the light of the judgment.