Is this life the threshold of Heaven? (eBook)

Joseph Daeges (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
100 Seiten
First Edition Design Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5069-0184-8 (ISBN)

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This book is a personal study and vision of Life, Death and Heaven. It is trying to pierce the unknown universe reserved to us after we travel true the Gate of Dead. This book is not a macabre book however a depiction I should say a personal study about what we all have to experiment one day. We are govern by natural law from the day love found us and we were born on this Earth. This Universe finds balance regulated by the phenomenon of time submitted to a specific guide. No one can escape the Gate of Death just like any one of us have chosen to see the light of this Earth. We were created by love, we depend on love at young age for a later time procreate ourselves by love.

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Chapter 1

THE REALITY OF LIFE AND DEATH

 

For all of us, the reality of death is scary. During our lifetimes, we will surely be present at too many sad events where family members and good friends say their final good-byes. What is death? One day, we will all have to go through this ambiguous experience that no one has come back from to say how long their afterlife experience was.

There are, however, some who have come back from death recalling seeing a bright tunnel of light and God. They also may recall having seen Jesus. But when they try to find words to describe their unique experience, nothing seems to work. For atheists, this is nonsense. Yet firm believers, for whom Heaven is the ultimate goal, it is well worth it to have received life. Why does this afterlife experience provoke so much debate and discussion?

There are multiple responses to this question, but the testimonies from individuals who have returned tell us that there is an afterlife. We are born into this world without our consent, and we will depart this world without our consent, after hopefully having done some good. Is this earth the threshold of Heaven? Some scientists seem to think so, while others defiantly deny the existence of any such place after death.

Heaven is a topic of many joys, where happiness is plentiful. I had the idea of writing a book about my perception of Heaven, and thus this book is only a perception, an idea, and my imagination of what I would like to see after my death.

For this, I must start when I was born, the beginning of my walk toward the unknown day when I will be taken by death. Sure, my exposé has nothing to do with the real Heaven I, and many others, believe in. For some nonbelievers this sounds like an absolute absurdity. I am not trying to compete with anyone’s beliefs; I am just trying to take a step, with my imagination, into an unknown universe that we believers call paradise.

I know my book can never depict Heaven, because I have never been in Heaven, although I have heard about it through the testimony of others who have had the chance to visit Heaven and came back. Their testimonies are what prompted me to reach toward the unknown matter that for us believers is a reward after our death.

First, my question is what is Heaven? Many answers flow through my mind, some influenced by the teachings of my parent’s church and my friends, descriptions that sometimes confused me because of lack of clarity. No one really knows what Heaven looks like. The ideology of Heaven comes with the consciousness we believers, as individuals, were given at birth.

Heaven is a topic of joy, love, and peace where our spirit begins a new life for eternity. Although no one has formally come back from the grave, we assume our departed loved ones are in a better place. What makes this wish for a good outcome arise in our minds when death strikes and takes one of our loved ones? What makes this hope resurface each and every time?

This is the question I ask in this book, in search of an answer. Many times, I have said my last good-bye at the departure of one of my family members or friends. I recall when my mother passed away, I was holding her hand as she left so peacefully. I told myself yes, mother is in Heaven, she finally exchanged this life for her immortal reward in Heaven. While at the cemetery paying my last respects at my mother’s grave, I recall the minister telling us that it was time to let go.

With tears rolling down my face and the faces of my siblings, I was asked to let go of my balloon. We all did so, at the insistence of the minister, and to everyone’s shock, the balloons reunited in the air the same way they were let go, to form a bouquet. We were surprised to witness this event happening right before our eyes, and for as far as we could still see them, they were still together; none had popped. I still remember our first exclamation, “Mom is in Heaven! She is right there to gather our balloons and bring them with her.”

Everything has changed since her departure; I had never conceived of seeing my mother in a casket to be buried six feet in the ground. Even today, I am still in shock to realize my mother has indeed passed away. This made me think about my own departure, reaffirming my hope for Heaven.

My mother’s peacefulness at her last breath here on earth marked my soul deeply. I began to scrutinize the mystery of death. I have to admit, I don’t have many answers, only the one of faith. My mother’s faith is the reason I wanted to create a fictitious Heaven. Knowing in advance I would never be able to pierce the unknown we all face, all I can do is imagine my own perception.

At night, under a clear sky, I see the stars separated from us by an enormous distance. This separation is so precise that in my view, it is impossible to deny the existence of a creator. I know that as far away as the stars are separated from us, my understanding and vision of Heaven would be equally far.

If I could go to Heaven in my lifetime and come back, I am sure this would help me to understand the meaning of life. Why do we have to suffer so much here on this earth, where it seems there is no way around suffering? No matter what we pay or invent to avoid pain and suffering, we never come to a complete solution.

Imperfection forms the average of my everyday existence. I am sure for everyone here on the earth, patience is the solution. Like a dream, we are often brought to reality of death; it is bound to become our reality from time to time. Centuries have passed; nations have come to endings, just like the Roman Empire, yet Heaven was then like it is now and always will be, in the future, for generations to come.

This belief in an afterlife comes from centuries ago, although not everyone has had the same concept or vision of what we believers call Heaven. For some, Heaven is only a dream, a false hope, and a waste of time. But the truth is, no one is able to escape the spell of death. I believe Heaven is real, as much as the day that has been given to us.

We are born with free choice and free will; we will never be deprived of this gift of liberty. These gifts matter because without this freedom, our lives would be ruled by some predetermination. The one rule we do all live under is death, no matter what we do. We all have to makes accent and to pass away the same way with difference age and circumstance. In a logical perspective viewing, we will travel the same path reserved to us in different circumstances and body. This vast unknown universe known as Heaven will always be at the center of our thoughts, especially when death comes to visit us, retrieving from us one of our loved ones. My vision of Heaven is a personal initiative and creation, helping me gets through the misery I encounter in my life. This hope of a perfect harmony and unison gives me strength to live each day that has been given to me.

Even if my day is filled with suffering and hurt, this thought of Heaven lifts me up, providing me patience and faith. It has also given me hope and courage to confront every one of the challenges given to me. Suffering takes on a totally new meaning; instead of wanting to revolt, I find peace and hope for a better future. Challenges become opportunities, and give me pride at having conquered some of them.

Yet in the midst of all my good and bad experiences, time always goes forward. It is like an alarm, and with every day I’ve spent in this life, I’ve had some thought of Heaven float through my mind. I have come to realized that no matter the circumstances and difficulties I encounter, time will always be there as a beginning and as an end. This brings me to thinking about eternity, a time where there is no time, no clock, but always continuation.

Just like when I drive home from work after a heavy and stressful day, I know that if I encounter some displeasing situation during the day, the next day coming my way will never be the same. I will never be tested over the same situation in the same way as the day before. I consider Heaven to be like a chess game, depending on my calculation and precision, at the end of my life, I will be victorious.

First, I have to acknowledge that to become an expert, I have to submit to suffering and be given opportunities to experience defeat—this is how I learn. Experience and perseverance are the norm and the rule of this game board. This brings me to understand the life given to me better every day. As I grew older, it made me realize that this gift of seeing the light of this world is not a misery imposed upon me, but a doorway.

I was conceived by love, and my unknown life, in its joy and misery, becomes a path to the gateway of Heaven, where peace and love flourishes among my friends and parents, who traveled this path before me.

With this thought, I came to realize that Heaven is love, because it is only by love that humans reproduce ourselves. Then my question became why do I have to submit to heat and cold weather if this place is the doorway of Heaven? It took me a long time to figure it out, and still today, I have a hard time because I don’t want to suffer.

After all, what does suffering have to do with Heaven? At first, I thought nothing, but with closer regard, I came to discover the meaning of suffering. Yes, there is not a day that I have experienced happiness that didn’t come among a lot of struggle and suffering. I have come to realize that not many joys come without suffering.

This brought me to reflect on why suffering is so predominant? Why has...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.4.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• ISBN-10: 1-5069-0184-0 / 1506901840
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5069-0184-8 / 9781506901848