I soooo believe in the afterlife...just like you said, the pre- the now and the after...I have many, many reasons to believe. and I grew into a knowing vs. just a random faith in something that I could not see. That is why I am looking at my current situation, hoping to see what lesson I opted for and then choosing to learn it so I can move on. Does that make sense?
thanks to all who commented, I really enjoyed it! Mamie
FD; If I didn't believe in God, in those things that Christ taught. I would
be a very, very, very bad man. There would be no reason to be any
other way. Man's laws would be annoying, otherwise I'd take what I
want. Hurting others would amount to no more than stepping on a bug.
I would kill you for your wallet, your woman or the pleasure to watch you
die.
There is nothing, nothing in this world that I need fear or respect. It is
knowing God that creates the effort to do good, to uplift society. Take God
from me and I will have blood on my teeth.
Thank you ! an enlightening of any sort is good. I am glad to have
opened your eyes ever so slightly.
I wish I could believe in the afterlife. I remember watching my Mom pass away before my eyes. My brother and I sat there in silence before he said "it makes you wonder what life is about". I had been thinking the exact same thing. I stared at my Mom but it wasn't her anymore. I kept wondering what it all meant and if I would ever see her again someday. As time has passed I have become fairly certain that I will not.
I believe that as human beings we feel that there must be a grand purpose for us being here. Our time here is just a stepping stone to the afterlife. We can't accept the possibility that we're born, we live and then we die. It can't just end there, can it? I really hope I'm wrong but I think it does end there.
You see, we're no different than any other creature that lives on this wonderful planet. We may be smarter, live longer and have faith in the afterlife but that doesn't mean we are more deserving of one.
My Mom has been in many of my dreams over the last 2 years but in every one of them she is still alive. It's almost as if I'm trying to go back in time and warn her about her impending illness before it's too late. I wish I could...