2. I believe item #1 to be true because everything in the known Universe has been created the exact same way--myriads of eternal beings that live many lives. We can see evidence of this in everything from the cycle of the Seasons, the cycles of the Sun and the Moon, the tides, and even the movement of the planets in all the known solar systems.
3. Every example of existence we have is as follows: Something comes into being, it grows, evolves, ages, or wears out--then, it changes form and returns as something else. Take, for instance, the Sun: It rises every morning and sets every evening. After the Sun sets, we can no longer see it, but that does not mean it no longer exists, it only means that it is gone from our sight. Come morning, it returns - to live a new day - a new Sun, if you will. We have all these wonderful examples of how everything in the known Universe was created to be--and yet we have no examples of anything coming into being and then, for any reason, transitioning into a place of eternal fire or pain--either as a matter of course or a form of punishment.
4. Given that we are eternal beings and given that we have no evidence whatsoever that we human beings were created to be any different to anything else in creation, it stands to reason, then, that we reincarnate and are born to live over and over again. But, why would it be this way?
5. I believe we reincarnate because it is the only fair and equitable way to give every soul (or, as I call it, spirit) a chance to have a well rounded human experience. In other words, we all get to experience (if we need or want to) wealth, poverty, sickness, ill health, love, hate, loss, mental illness--in short, the vast array of human experiences that go to make up the complex human beings we are.
6. There is absolutely no evidence that, when we die, we are judged and sent, pursuant to the results of that judgement, either to a place called Heaven or a place called Hell. But, why would this be so?
7. It would be so, simply because, were it not to be, it would be unjust, cruel, unfair, and a source of imbalance in the Universe. But, what then, does this mean to us, in this life?
8. It means that some of us are living harder lives than others. It means that, some lives may appear 'charmed,' while others are 'cursed.' It means that some children have wonderful parents, others, not so much. It means that The Creator does not cause suffering, nor end suffering. The Creator no more awards one person a miracle than penalize another with tragedy. It means that we are guaranteed only one thing…
9. That our lives shall have a beginning and an end. Nothing else is guaranteed in-between. Everything that happens in life, is simply the result of choice or chance…
10. Think of it as if we are a tennis ball and The Creator, at the time of our birth, sets us to rolling down hill. The only guarantee we have is that we will begin rolling (or, be given life) and we will, ultimately, reach the bottom of the hill (or, reach death). Everything else on the journey of our lives is a matter of choice or chance. Perhaps we will have a soft, gentle roll, supported by a bed of thick grass. Perhaps our ball will roll into pebbles, then grass, then flowers, then a pond, then a pile of animal droppings... Or, perhaps we will direct our own roll into bushes, or flowers, tall grass or weeds. Well, you get the general idea. The only guarantee we have is that we will begin the roll of life and end the roll of life. Everything else on the pathway our life takes is the result of personal choice or random happenings--and, random means random--not instigated, influenced, or micromanaged by The Source.
As all my students know, I recently lost my beloved little pup Hannah. Hannah was twelve, paralyzed, and quite the most lovely little girl imaginable. I will commune with Hannah's spirit again, this I know, because as I have said, we are all eternal beings who live many lives.
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| Sleepy, on vacation. |
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| Nap Time. |
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| In the music room. |
~Winnie~
