by Puternut 25 Replies latest jw friends
Now that you're out of the borg. What do you believe that YOUR future holds? And why do you think that?
Are you going to heaven / hell? Are you going to live 'forever' somewhere? Do you believe in reincarnation? Will you be unconscience in a grave somewhere?
Just wanted to see what ya all think about, when you contemplate about life....
Puternut
I believe I'm going to die. And that's it, whatever happens after that I'll take it by the horns and make the best of it.
I guess thats where all the mystery of death comes in. I'd like to think that Im going to heaven, but I think I'll wait and find out....
I like the idea of reincarnation, although I try not to "believe in" anything, not too strongly anyway. But I found that not having any spiritual beliefs got very empty and boring after 20 years.
I am honest enough with myself to admit, to myself , that I do not know what is to become of me; my relationships and conciousness after I "pass".
The term "death" is just too final to accept and my gut instinct ( which has served me SO well) tells me that you "pass" from one form of consciousness to another.
I have no proof; no religion to temper my thoughts ( having deleted that from my mind LONG ago). But I do believe in .....something
Hey Puter:
I like to believe that I'm going to go to heaven. If I don't .. well, then I'll deal with it when I get there, and probably not soon enough. Puter... I've always loved freely and fiercely. I always fight for what i believe in. That's prolly what gets me in toomuch trouble.. but when I believe in something, I fight for it tooth and nail.
I believe in saving children. I think that if someone does'nt talk for these kids, they can't talk for themselves. They're only babies. They need someone to speak for them. Not just he JW babies.. but the Mormon babies, the Catholic babies, the Protestant babies. My family is very against me speaking out, or going to these conferences, or promoting silent lambs and SNAP or LINKup... but I have to do it. If I don't do it, who else will? If that's the last thing I do on Earth.... that's what I want to be know for: that I tried to help the kids. So .. I hope there's a spot for me in heaven so I can put up a sign that says "GOd help the kids."
CG
I already feel like I'm in heaven in my back yard swing.
As far as this life and the universe, I have no idea what it all means. I sometimes beleive there is a God somewhere, but wonder what he is doing now.
I do hope for some future life after this one is over, but I doubt it will happen and have accepted my death as the end of my consciousness.
Ken P.
I don't have a clue as to what the 'here after' will bring. I am done with christianity. "IF" there is a god/ess, he/she will understand my predicament in life. And I hope there is a 'guidance' somewhere leading me on a path to my destiny. Whatever that is or will be remains to be seen.
Puternut
AT 68 YRS. OF AGE, THIS QUESTION IS IN MY THOUGHTS A LOT.
IF MY BODY AND MIND HANG TOGETHER I MAY SEE ANOTHER 10 OR 15 YRS. OF LIFE.
SO FAR SO GOOD IN THAT AREA. EVERYTHING STILL WORKS.
I HAVE READ OTHERS IDEAS ON REINCARNATION AND PAST LIVES AND THERE ARE SOME GOOD REASONS TO THINK THIS MAY BE SO.
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL OF AN ANECDOTAL NATURE AND LIKE MANY THINGS NOT PROVEABLE OR DOCUMENTED.
THE ONES ABOUT PAST LIVES SEEM THE MOST BELIEVABLE.
THIS OF COURSE MAY SEEM THAT WAY TO ME, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE TRUE.
AS HAS BEEN STATED ON THIS FORUM MANY TIMES, I AM COMFORTABLE TO JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, IF ANYTHING.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT BEHAVIOUR ON MY PART MIGHT HELP ME IN THIS AREA, I END UP WITH, JUST BE A GOOD PERSON, BEHAVE MYSELF IN ACCORDS WITH MY OWN BELIEFS. NOT SOMEONE ELSES.
THEN WAIT AND SEE.
Outoftheorg
Well, I was a lonely, close-minded, cult member when "God" decided to befriend me.
So when I take the final boat-trip, I'm gonna go crash out at "His" place. "He told me "He" has a spare room, with my name on the door, so that's good for me.
Whether or not Bro. John's words can be interpreted as meaning that "God's palace" will be coming down and joining with a new "earth", or not, I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that Bro. Peter was right on the nail about this place eventually burning up in a Supernova (though it'll probably be a few million years away).
