We all wish we knew everything about the mysteries of life, and of death.
Investigating, thinking, reading, and praying will only go so far in our satisfaction to know what our vast future of endless ages will really be like.
The saner among us, the realists, insist that anything other than "Dust to dust", is merely wishful thinking and self-delusion.
So why would this - even if it is either mass delusion or individual - the "Opiate of the people" - or not, be good for us?
Since we cannot know more than a tiny bit about even the act of dying, let alone about whether or not we will ever meet loved ones again or waken to an oasis of bliss, the reason to become or to continue to be a believer is simple - it's healthier.
Studies prove that the trusting souls among us are happier - and happier means healthier!
So encourage your fairytales, if that's how you view belief systems like religions, and allow yourself to dream good endings for yourself and for us all, and even, if you must, dwell on a better world where justice will be served to the wicked or even better - where they'll be allowed to examine their bad ways, to really feel the harm they've caused, and to feel actual sorrow - which is what is missing from psychopaths - and thus, to be eventually redeemed.
It's a matter of faith for most who follow religions, but for too many now, floundering amid seas of New Age mish-moshes of half-told tales, fragments of truths, and watered-down beliefs, there aren't enough strengths left of a religion to hold one's soul together.
It's always nice to attend churches or temples or whatever a religion has to offer.
Longevity? Is that one of your fitness goals?
Then join a congregation.
They tend to be healtheir, happier, and - yes = the idea of a nice community is a great way to extend your life.
So whether there is a Great Beyond behind the Great Divide, whether we get rowed across the River Styx or get waved into the Pearly Gates is not important - living a good life with a heart filled with hope, like the little birds who greet the morning sun with no further thought than that they are loved, blessed, and that they want to rejoice in the returning warmpth of the solar orb - with trusting in goodness as a theme, with generosity as one's nature, and with gratitude as one's constant mood - and most of all - living with Compassion for ALl Beings and doing something every day to help the helpless ( go here and save some lives now with just a click!) will only enhance your life and help to extend it, imbue it with quality, and, when you're on your deathbed, bestow a feeling of satisfaction adn a knowingness that by your presence on Earth you've been a blessing is enough.
The Beyond is not a certainty, but our lives today are. Make your life a blessing and you will be blessed in return!
More Of Ocean's Cosmic Articles at Cosmic Magazine
Cosmic Magazine is proud to announce that five new guest bloggers have been invited to post on our Cosmic Magazine Blog. Some of them are authors who publish articles in the actual Cosmic Magazine, and some are new to our venues.
Ocean, whose blog posting appears above, is a well-known musician who has a keen interest in investigating otherworldliness. Her self-help articles in the fields of spirituality, health, fitness, and beauty have proven her to be an expert in these fields, and as a novelist her writing will make our blog even more enjoyable.
Cosmic Magazine accepts articles from writers who are interested in the genres we love to publish.
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