I believe in heaven. And I bet you do.
Heaven is located somewhere across the bridge of life.
It is a place devoid of the iniquities of this life. In heaven, tranquility
abounds. It is a treasure trove where God keeps the best of everything.
All our pursuits in life can be divided into two: the
pursuit of heaven and the pursuit of happiness.
Heaven is the only place where happiness is guaranteed.
But for some reason, we are determined to pursue happiness here on earth when
it has been proven that such is an impossible goal.
We dream of heaven when we face the travails of life on
earth. We remember heaven when we lose someone we love. We embrace heaven when
we face our own mortality.
Though the vision of heaven varies depending on our
religious and cultural upbringing, the central ideas are the same. Heaven is a
good place for good people who have a good report card from their stay on
earth. We are expected to make sacrifices here on earth in order to get to
heaven.
I recently lost a distant cousin. He died a
heart-breaking death at a young age. He was such a nice guy that tributes came
from far and wide. Everyone agreed he had gone to the bosom of the Lord to
rest. One grief-sicken mourner wrote on Facebook, “Stay thee with the Lord,
Tony, until we meet again – though not so soon.”
