Posted by rayww on September 15, 2006, at 23:28:32
In reply to Re: I'm wide awake, memories, posted by finelinebob on September 13, 2006, at 20:40:41
It appears that although it was a good question, no one really has an idea what heaven will be like. Why do you suppose something of such importance would be kept such a mystery to the people who bank on it? We come to earth "trailing clouds of glory", but have forgotten all that happened before, so we guess, we speculate, we invent what it might have been, or what it will be like. And then, before we have it figured out, we're there. Why is this existance is so short, for some extremely so? If there could be a common denominator to our shared existance what might it be?
EVERYONE SHOULD: learn how to love; find joy in existance; be kind to others. These three things can be accomplished by people no matter how much or how little they have, and no matter what their circumstances in life are.
Circumstances are important. It is through them that we meet people. From an eternal perspective, how we treat one another and the relationships we form is important. What we learn is eternal too, so we should spend more time learning what is useful, than what is not.
WHAT IS USEFUL? Anything that can be used to build appropriate relationships. WHAT IS NOT USEFUL? pornography
learning how to blow people up etc.So, even though none of us has a clue what heaven is like nor should we at this point, we can prepare as though we knew, by trying to stay on the road that leads us there. That's called FAITH. Faith is belief in something that is not seen, but is real.
All roads can lead to heaven because of choices, but every road goes two directions: backward and forward. Options are orchestrated. If you don't believe it, pay attention the next time you have options and try to figure out what direction each is pulling you.
Life is really quite simple, no matter how hard it seems if eternity is part of your equasion, and love is the common denominator.
poster:rayww
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