Imagine a paradise of abundance, ease, and pleasure…
Imagine a paradise of abundance, ease, and pleasure…
… full of healthy, beautiful, and talented IMMORTALS who live in perfect harmony…
… free from hunger, thirst, disease, and violence.
… free from want of any kind…
… blessed with starry skies and double rainbows…
… where kittens and puppies never grow old…
… and where every wish comes true.
Sounds like heaven, doesn’t it?
But would I really want to live in such a “perfect” world?
Could such a life of effortless, never-ending enjoyment ever be satisfying?
Could such an unchallenging eternity ever be meaningful?
And so, by what logical and moral argument can anyone justify the existence of such a place in some supposed afterlife?
I, for one, have no desire to live forever in a place where character, courage, and compassion are no longer required.
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At least two question have occurred to me about the kind of eternity you have described, Frank. 1. It sounds boring, in part because there is no purpose of the kind we create here. 2. If all the creatures in heaven are infinitely happy, they cannot be the same people who lived in the earth we know. They would have to be changed to the point of unrecognizability.
Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of the book, but it described heaven as a place to heal, learn, and enjoy. That’s a nice version of heaven.
One morning this week, I spent a long time listening, over and over, to Beethoven’s piano sonata no. 30. This is the first of the final trio of piano sonatas he wrote, after his hearing was gone, he was frequently ill, and he was embroiled in financial and family strife.
The Eden you describe would not have afforded fertile soil for the aching beauty of that music.
What a world we live in. It has such treasures in it, alongside all the rest.
Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective, Teresa. What a world indeed.
I do ~ where they are not required, but instead treasured and honored.