Gates of Heaven
Have you ever caught yourself wondering what happens in the after life? What happens to the soul? would we still have our proverbial heart? would we have feelings and emotions? are we going to recognize the people we see there?
From time to time, I catch myself pondeering about these things. I think it's very interesting how we sometimes have our curiosity linger around these things. I think it proves that the mind can really take us to the great unknown.
Although there have been countless movies about the after life, theres actually a lot that describe it similarly. There have also been numerous books about it. Some are similar while some describes it completely different from the rest. A lot of the authors would have people who's had NDE (near death experience) where they may or may not have already been clinically dead but did not continue into the "white light" and cross over. One of my favorite movies that depicts this is called "Defending Your Life". This movie attempts to give the audience a glipse of what really happens to us after passing. I think its very interesting and intriguing how the movie presents the idea of the after life. If at any point you find a burning desire to satistfy your curiosity on the after life, i would highly recommend watching this movie for a little enlightenment or maybe even just get some ideas about it for the sake of arguement.
Heaven has been described in so many ways but one common description of it that I've heard is that its the most beautiful place anyone will ever see and where is complete happiness exist.
When I think about the after life and the ones I love who has gone ahead of us, I cant help but think that it's a place to look forward to. Maybe our life here on earth is truly just a preparation for us to experience eternal life and happiness. We experience pain, sorrow and hardship here because when our time has come to go to the after life, we can truly say that we are in heaven.
I have been raised by my family to never fear death. In fact, just recently, I realized that maybe going to the other life is actually something very exciting. Of course, we cannot discount the fact that we will be leaving the other people we love behind and that we will miss them. Any way you look at it, any break from a routine, something, or someone we're used to being with all our lives is will always have an emotional impact to us. But if our faith is strong, and we believe that there is indeed a better life after we have lived our life on Earth, I think passing on is not such a bad idea after all. Not to say that i will make an effort to expedite my way to get there, but it just strengthens my belief that we should really live our life here to the fullest. Say everything we mean to say. Do everything we live to do. Live life without regret or hesitation. Look as if we're seeing things for the first and last time. Allow ourselves to feel every emotion that tries to penetrate our hearts-- no matter how hard and painful it may be. Because in the end, it will all be worth it.
When we see the Gates of Heaven, the finality of our life here on earth and the beggining of eternal life collides... and thats something I know I want to look forward to and be absolutely be ready for.
Cheers!!
~ joyous =0)
Have you ever caught yourself wondering what happens in the after life? What happens to the soul? would we still have our proverbial heart? would we have feelings and emotions? are we going to recognize the people we see there?
From time to time, I catch myself pondeering about these things. I think it's very interesting how we sometimes have our curiosity linger around these things. I think it proves that the mind can really take us to the great unknown.
Although there have been countless movies about the after life, theres actually a lot that describe it similarly. There have also been numerous books about it. Some are similar while some describes it completely different from the rest. A lot of the authors would have people who's had NDE (near death experience) where they may or may not have already been clinically dead but did not continue into the "white light" and cross over. One of my favorite movies that depicts this is called "Defending Your Life". This movie attempts to give the audience a glipse of what really happens to us after passing. I think its very interesting and intriguing how the movie presents the idea of the after life. If at any point you find a burning desire to satistfy your curiosity on the after life, i would highly recommend watching this movie for a little enlightenment or maybe even just get some ideas about it for the sake of arguement.
Heaven has been described in so many ways but one common description of it that I've heard is that its the most beautiful place anyone will ever see and where is complete happiness exist.
When I think about the after life and the ones I love who has gone ahead of us, I cant help but think that it's a place to look forward to. Maybe our life here on earth is truly just a preparation for us to experience eternal life and happiness. We experience pain, sorrow and hardship here because when our time has come to go to the after life, we can truly say that we are in heaven.
I have been raised by my family to never fear death. In fact, just recently, I realized that maybe going to the other life is actually something very exciting. Of course, we cannot discount the fact that we will be leaving the other people we love behind and that we will miss them. Any way you look at it, any break from a routine, something, or someone we're used to being with all our lives is will always have an emotional impact to us. But if our faith is strong, and we believe that there is indeed a better life after we have lived our life on Earth, I think passing on is not such a bad idea after all. Not to say that i will make an effort to expedite my way to get there, but it just strengthens my belief that we should really live our life here to the fullest. Say everything we mean to say. Do everything we live to do. Live life without regret or hesitation. Look as if we're seeing things for the first and last time. Allow ourselves to feel every emotion that tries to penetrate our hearts-- no matter how hard and painful it may be. Because in the end, it will all be worth it.
When we see the Gates of Heaven, the finality of our life here on earth and the beggining of eternal life collides... and thats something I know I want to look forward to and be absolutely be ready for.
Cheers!!
~ joyous =0)
