Posted by baseball55 on January 17, 2016, at 19:12:37
In reply to Will we get redemption?, posted by john locke on January 16, 2016, at 16:07:18
> Do you think that we will eventually get redemption for our tough circumstances? Whether in an afterlife or another life? Or did we just draw bad cards and thats all there is to it?
Personally, I believe that this life is all we get and our job is to make the best of it that we can. But I realize that many people believe in an afterlife of some sort and that this is a great comfort to them.
Since we will never know, one way or another, each of us must choose what beliefs are most comfortable and comforting to them.
I find my lack of faith comforting in a way, because it means, to me, that I must find comfort and healing in my own life. This has been very important in my willingness to work at therapy and attend 12-step groups. I still have awful bouts of depression, but try to sit through these and do what I can with therapy and friendships to make my life worth living. Frankly, I think if I believed in an afterlife, I would have killed myself by now. Instead, I believe in my responsibly to my family and friends and students, who need me alive.
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