ISAtlanta300
12-02-2009, 12:54 PM
Let's say you die.....
And awaken in an empty, black space.
To the right is heaven. To the left, hell.
Each has a receptionist.
You go and check out Heaven first.
"Here are the rules" the receptionist angel says.
"You will be in a beautiful golden city, with emerald walls and streets of pure gold. Beyond that, there are endless pastures of the greenest grass. All wildlife animals, all fruit trees that you can think of. The most succulent milk and honey flow like rivers. Anything you taste will taste like the sweetest thing you have ever eaten. You will meet all of your past relatives. There will be Joy. There will be Happiness. And there will be peace. Your loved one will be waiting for you, and you will live together forever and ever, in immortality."
"But here is the kicker" the angel continues "You will not have any meat, because there will be no more death or killing of living things. You can eat all the fruits, milk, honey, etc that you want, and everything will taste fantastic. Just no steaks, fish, etc. You will not have any vices. No smoking. No alcohol. No drugs. The water will taste like the sweetest (non-alcoholic) wine. We have banned all seven sins. There will be logic and wisdom. There will be no greed. No lust. No sloth. No gluttony. No Anger. No Pride and no envy, and once inside heaven, you will not possess any emotion anymore BUT happiness and joy. That means no anger, but also no sorrow. And definitely no pain, neither emotional nor physical. There will never be the sorrow of death or losing another loved one. No sorrow of war, crime, or diseases. There will also be no sex or any carnal pleasures (no lust), so there won't be any emotions for jealousy or rage etc. Just one great happy family. United with all your loved ones. Your kids and life partners, together in paradise. And you will relive your happiest moments forever and ever".
Compare this to the planet "Vulcan" in Star Trek.
You then go to Hell
"Hi there" the dark angel says.
"The rules are simple. First of all, forget everything about torture and fire/ brimstone. Those are myths. Here is the real truth. You will be in a huge city, close to any major city in the world. You will be allowed any and all vices. As much alcohol, drugs, sex, and smoking as you want. You will be allowed all emotions, just as on earth, and you are free to engage in all of the so called 'deadly sins'. Be lazy if you want to. Be greedy. Be angry. Just be human. We are basically giving you back your humanity."
"But here is the kicker" the dark angel says. "You will relive all of life's hardships and sorrow. You will meet all of your past relatives and loved ones here too, but have to relive their deaths over and over. There will be war. There will be pestilence and diseases. There will be crime and murder. There will be rage. And there will be hardship, just like life on earth was. Things will cost money, and in order to get them, you can either work or kill. But also be killed. And there will be pain, and you will feel it both physically and emotionally. You can have sex with your life partner, but there will also be jealousy. You are basically allowed endless 'alternate universes' of your own life on earth, but each with all the hardships, pain and suffering as on earth. And you will relive this life as it was on earth, forever and ever.
Compare this to the city in 'The Matrix', where you get re-inserted over and over.
Which would you chose? Will you give up your humanity and emotions for pure bliss and joy? Or will you prefer all your human senses and emotions in exchange for some suffering?
And awaken in an empty, black space.
To the right is heaven. To the left, hell.
Each has a receptionist.
You go and check out Heaven first.
"Here are the rules" the receptionist angel says.
"You will be in a beautiful golden city, with emerald walls and streets of pure gold. Beyond that, there are endless pastures of the greenest grass. All wildlife animals, all fruit trees that you can think of. The most succulent milk and honey flow like rivers. Anything you taste will taste like the sweetest thing you have ever eaten. You will meet all of your past relatives. There will be Joy. There will be Happiness. And there will be peace. Your loved one will be waiting for you, and you will live together forever and ever, in immortality."
"But here is the kicker" the angel continues "You will not have any meat, because there will be no more death or killing of living things. You can eat all the fruits, milk, honey, etc that you want, and everything will taste fantastic. Just no steaks, fish, etc. You will not have any vices. No smoking. No alcohol. No drugs. The water will taste like the sweetest (non-alcoholic) wine. We have banned all seven sins. There will be logic and wisdom. There will be no greed. No lust. No sloth. No gluttony. No Anger. No Pride and no envy, and once inside heaven, you will not possess any emotion anymore BUT happiness and joy. That means no anger, but also no sorrow. And definitely no pain, neither emotional nor physical. There will never be the sorrow of death or losing another loved one. No sorrow of war, crime, or diseases. There will also be no sex or any carnal pleasures (no lust), so there won't be any emotions for jealousy or rage etc. Just one great happy family. United with all your loved ones. Your kids and life partners, together in paradise. And you will relive your happiest moments forever and ever".
Compare this to the planet "Vulcan" in Star Trek.
You then go to Hell
"Hi there" the dark angel says.
"The rules are simple. First of all, forget everything about torture and fire/ brimstone. Those are myths. Here is the real truth. You will be in a huge city, close to any major city in the world. You will be allowed any and all vices. As much alcohol, drugs, sex, and smoking as you want. You will be allowed all emotions, just as on earth, and you are free to engage in all of the so called 'deadly sins'. Be lazy if you want to. Be greedy. Be angry. Just be human. We are basically giving you back your humanity."
"But here is the kicker" the dark angel says. "You will relive all of life's hardships and sorrow. You will meet all of your past relatives and loved ones here too, but have to relive their deaths over and over. There will be war. There will be pestilence and diseases. There will be crime and murder. There will be rage. And there will be hardship, just like life on earth was. Things will cost money, and in order to get them, you can either work or kill. But also be killed. And there will be pain, and you will feel it both physically and emotionally. You can have sex with your life partner, but there will also be jealousy. You are basically allowed endless 'alternate universes' of your own life on earth, but each with all the hardships, pain and suffering as on earth. And you will relive this life as it was on earth, forever and ever.
Compare this to the city in 'The Matrix', where you get re-inserted over and over.
Which would you chose? Will you give up your humanity and emotions for pure bliss and joy? Or will you prefer all your human senses and emotions in exchange for some suffering?