I love death.

I love death.



What I don't love is how I'm going to die, or how I could die, or others that I love dying. But as an actual transition from life to death...its not bad.



I mean, I'm going from a pretty crappy place (earth) to eternal life! Life of eternity, in heaven. It's supposed to be paradise. At least that's what they say on the radio.



Ahhhh heaven, the eternal place of sunshine, and lollipops, ancestors and relatives who have already gone before you, dogs and the rainbow bridge, and those golden gates, I mean c'mon! So awesome!



However, I think there's something missing in that statement above. Because in that idea of heaven, after awhile it seems...well boring...so what do you DO in heaven? Sit on a nice puffy cloud all the time, eating manna...or chocolate fondue?



I do believe I've said this is my other blogs at one point, but I STILL have a severe issue with the statement, "I'm a good person, so I'll be fine!" or "I'm doing all I can ,that will be enough to go to heaven."



Why are we working so hard to get to a place, where all were going to do is sit on a puffy cloud all day eating bon-bons? People are so worried about this place. This paradise. Eternal separation from the cruel world.



That's a better way of putting I think: Eternal separation from the cruel world. This cruel world we are in right now, where nothing is fair, nothing is justified, people pretty much stink, and we are always in pain. (either in the literal or emotional sense of pain)



Who wouldn't want to NOT go to heaven? I want to go there! I want to get out of this hell-hole called earth thank you very much, please, and thank you!



But there is one small problem. One thing that these Christian people seem to keep harping on... heaven is created by God.



Actually, even in the Hindu religion, even in the indigenous religions--heaven, the eternal dwelling place was created by God or God(s). And if that's true... doesn't that mean God is in heaven?



Now, Buddhists are quite a different story...something about reaching total liberation...almost like total zen, but I'm going off the Christian understanding of what heaven is, for the purposes of this blog.



God created heaven and earth, so, where is he? He's certainly not here on earth in the literal human being sense, so the only plausible conclusion is: he is in heaven. Even in Greek and Roman religions, the Gods dwell in the Heavens, and would sometimes become incarnate, or become flesh, and come here to earth.



So coming off a statement excluding God completely and including heaven such as, "I'm a good person, that will help" or "I'll be fine," or "I should be going to heaven"...its not a question of whether you will or not, its the question of why are you even interested in a place that includes God being there 100% of the time?



Hey, it is great that there is an interest in heaven. Its a topic of constant question and curiosity, but how can we even talk of an eternal dwelling place that is supposedly perfect, and excludes God if we couldn't have a place of just dwelling (earth), that, already, excludes God, and is apparently not perfect?



What makes people think that we can be perfect after we die if we don't have God?



Of course we could just not have life after death and we could just die.



That sucks. That really sucks. That is depressing, morbid, and asks the question of why don't we all just go jump off a cliff? Whats the point?



I would like to think I have a point to this life. I would like to believe I didn't get put on this earth by some evolutionary process that provides me with no answers to the why questions.

Not only would I like to think AND believe in God, just because its a more positive route, I would rather believe its true.



True that we didn't happen, just because the universe decided we should live.



What do people seek most? Purpose and love.



What commandment did God say was the biggest one? To love God and to love one another.



In that commandment I find purpose: to go out and actively love one another and to actively love God.



And I find love. That commandment is dripping and oozing love.



Funny that the number one commandment God gave us, is the hardest. Just a thought there.



Why, would humans as a race, work towards a purpose, if we don't have one? Why is everyone always looking for something to do in this world if it's not going to matter? Why are we still not a dog eat dog world, if we are an evolutionary process? Why didn't our "DNA ancestors" of neanderthal descendant turn out like we did? They certainly had enough time to become like us. And science also never gave us a definite answer as to where we actually descended from. That's fun. That's real certain.

If we are descendant from the neanderthal clan, why didn't they survive like us? Why did our species grow and they die out? Why aren't other species acting like us? God knows there are similarities, but why are we the ones who apparently know all the answers?



So, Why did religion get started in the first place? Why did such primitive beings have religion at all? Man made religion, yes, but what inside him wanted to have religion? I'm talking plain religion, the concept of God. Where did that come from? "People" didn't just make religion yesterday...


That's a lot of questions.


I don't believe we are a coincidence. I know we are not a coincidence. Science will never tell us why we are here on earth. That's a true statement. Science may tell us how we work, how the world around us works, and can do some great things for our future. But it will only speculate on why we are here.



We were conceived out of love as an idea and a being, through God and through our parents. They made love, and are loving what they made. God is love, wanted to love, and decided to love. He created us out of love and to love us.



All we have to do...not cut off our right arm, not poke out our left eyeball, not dye our skin purple, (although some people would probably prefer all that)...all we have to do...all that is, not required, but expected of US, as a human race, is to love.



Love, keep loving, love God, love.



And THAT, is what makes me love death. I will not be going to a place of uncertainty, but a place of love.