Many believe that life, more specifically, human life in the form of the soul, is inherently eternal. They believe life always has been and always will be. It's a given in their view.
Truth be told, we do not know that life is inherently eternal. We do not know that life always has been and always will be.
We also do not know if there was a time when life was not. We do not know if life had a beginning. If it did, we do not know when, where, or how. Much less do we know why there is life rather than not.
Since spirit is life, we do not know if spirit had a beginning or not. We do not know if spirit is inherently eternal. Maybe it is; maybe not.
We do know this: life and therefore spirit is potentially eternal. As long as the living continue to live life goes on. It is at least possible for life to continue eternally.
This means that eternal life is about spiraling forward with sex, conception, birth, nurturing, growth, maturity, sex, conception, birth, nurturing, growth, maturity and so in a potentially eternal spiral. This means that eternal is not a given. It isn't inherent to life. Rather it is depends on the actions of the living- all of the living.
It also means that every one of us plays a role in the potential eternity of life. We either contribute to it or detract from it. We either affirm and promote life or deny and negate it.
The choice is ours. May we choose wisely. May we choose life. May choose that which makes alive. May we choose spirit.
Your blogs just keep getting better. I like the brevity and conciseness. They're easier for me to read and understand.
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Well, Hello There! Thanks, Sweetheart. I appreciate your feedback. To paraphrase Mark Twain, I would have written shorter posts but I didn't have time.
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