I was thinking, what if heaven is a single moment in time. The scientists talk of a singularity, a moment in time, the moment of creation itself. The big bang! So what if the end is a singularity as well? It is certainly permanent, I don't think that can be argued. The beginning and the end. The concept of never ending, infinity, can not really be grasped by the human mind. We deal in the finite. So why wouldn't death also be finite and the place of out resting finite as well?
Of course I am talking about the soul, the energy that is us. That our bodies are finite is obvious. What we concern ourselves with after death is what we call our soul. But what is our soul? Is it our collected memories? Is it just an energy contained within a shell and released after death? Where does that energy go? Energy, we are told, is infinite. The form transforms but that is all. Energy is neither created nor destroyed, only transformed. But what of our consciousness? Does that end with death? I think that is what concerns the religious among us. For those that do not believe death ends that. But the faithful dream of heaven, in one form or another. A place of eternal rest and reward for living a good life. We will be joined there by all those we have loved. Our life goes on, eternally.
But what if heaven is a singularity? That is to say a specific moment in time. For each of us that moment would be different. That is to say, a chosen moment, a moment chosen by the one who created us. Perhaps that is what is written in the " book " that is referred to. Or do we get to chose? Then having chosen we spend eternity living in that moment, with the ones we loved around us, in the time and place of our finest hour. All memory of sadness, sorrow, pain and grief erased, utopia achieved. Perhaps that is the reward. To live in that singularity, that consciousness forever. For me that is a comforting thought. Energy must be, by its' very nature, infinite. It can't run out. So if that portion of my energy, that portion called consciousness, is forever occupied with maintaining my singularity, the universe won't miss it.
What if we are faced with that choice? Can you think of a single moment in time that you would want to live forever? Would that moment be a favorite memory? Or would that moment be joy felt for someone else? How would you choose? What if you just couldn't decide? Would that moment then be assigned, or is that what spirits are all about? Are spirits in search of that single moment? It's quite the decision to be faced with. Is that decision final? It would have to be as all other memory is erased. At the very least all unpleasant memories would have to be, how else to enjoy eternity?
Perhaps that is the goal here, to create that singular moment in time, a place for eternity. All our religious teachings are instructions for building just that. All the major religions offer a reward. An eternal reward for a life well lived. The reward is offered in return for treating others in the proper fashion. Yes, the reward comes after the action. In death we are rewarded for our collective actions in life. A return to a singularity. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. The reward is a forever consciousness. We don't want to lose ourselves. That is the ultimate loss. It is that we grapple with, some by prayer and others by denial. The faithful pray for eternal life, while others deny. A single life, a single reward?
Of course I am talking about the soul, the energy that is us. That our bodies are finite is obvious. What we concern ourselves with after death is what we call our soul. But what is our soul? Is it our collected memories? Is it just an energy contained within a shell and released after death? Where does that energy go? Energy, we are told, is infinite. The form transforms but that is all. Energy is neither created nor destroyed, only transformed. But what of our consciousness? Does that end with death? I think that is what concerns the religious among us. For those that do not believe death ends that. But the faithful dream of heaven, in one form or another. A place of eternal rest and reward for living a good life. We will be joined there by all those we have loved. Our life goes on, eternally.
But what if heaven is a singularity? That is to say a specific moment in time. For each of us that moment would be different. That is to say, a chosen moment, a moment chosen by the one who created us. Perhaps that is what is written in the " book " that is referred to. Or do we get to chose? Then having chosen we spend eternity living in that moment, with the ones we loved around us, in the time and place of our finest hour. All memory of sadness, sorrow, pain and grief erased, utopia achieved. Perhaps that is the reward. To live in that singularity, that consciousness forever. For me that is a comforting thought. Energy must be, by its' very nature, infinite. It can't run out. So if that portion of my energy, that portion called consciousness, is forever occupied with maintaining my singularity, the universe won't miss it.
What if we are faced with that choice? Can you think of a single moment in time that you would want to live forever? Would that moment be a favorite memory? Or would that moment be joy felt for someone else? How would you choose? What if you just couldn't decide? Would that moment then be assigned, or is that what spirits are all about? Are spirits in search of that single moment? It's quite the decision to be faced with. Is that decision final? It would have to be as all other memory is erased. At the very least all unpleasant memories would have to be, how else to enjoy eternity?
Perhaps that is the goal here, to create that singular moment in time, a place for eternity. All our religious teachings are instructions for building just that. All the major religions offer a reward. An eternal reward for a life well lived. The reward is offered in return for treating others in the proper fashion. Yes, the reward comes after the action. In death we are rewarded for our collective actions in life. A return to a singularity. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. The reward is a forever consciousness. We don't want to lose ourselves. That is the ultimate loss. It is that we grapple with, some by prayer and others by denial. The faithful pray for eternal life, while others deny. A single life, a single reward?
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