Backpack for Eternity
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:36 pm
Hello Friends,
I wanted to take advantage of this forum and ask you all a question. As I understand my mortal body will die, I feel it's necessary to question what I do in this lifetime, also, what I bring with me to the next stage. I don't know if what I'm bringing to the next stage is enough, so I was hoping you guys could give me some ideas.
-If you were taking a backpack with you , (after death) what would you put in that backpack, and why? I use the word "backpack" to try and paint a picture and give you a human sense of adventure. Keep in mind you can't put anything physical in your backpack. No material whatsoever.
In my backpack I would stuff as much love in it as possible. This is an obvious one, I'm sure to many of you as well. To me, love is universal and all beings use this to eternally exist. As I think and try to comprehend how existing eternally might be, I can't help but think it's a realllly lonnng time, lol. So during that really long time I think I'd want a whole lot of motivation to push me towards perfection. Love is key as it provides infinite amounts of motivation.
Beyond filling that backpack with love I think I would put healing abilities in there too. God exists in my brothers and sisters as far as I know. Being an individual to help my sisters and brothers with their struggles, to me is priceless. What makes it priceless for me is understanding my existence is helping the inner God within. You would get to see beings struggle and be one to approach and use efforts to help progress them. In order to help progress someone struggling it's required of you to think and act selflessly. The most selfless being I could think of is God himself. In the process of helping others you would also be emulating God, thus reaping the benefits. Which to me is well worth it and mutual. As I try to help and heal brothers in this realm of existence I see how difficult it is to be selfless. I could only imagine how difficult it would be with different senses and endowments. This personal level of difficulty, and low-level of understanding the beauty behind healing, to me, is something I would want to bring along, to help myself. Notice how I say helping others helps myself. It's simply mutual. Although the healer would be considered the being delivering the benefits, the healer is also greatly benefitted in growth. If I'm right, there is a lot of beings growing from my existence . I constantly struggle and constantly receive help.
I guess those are my two main things I would bring with me. As I re-read what I just wrote I see how I need to go and strive for what I actually desire to bring with me.
I'm excited to see what you wish to bring with you!
LOVE,
zach
I wanted to take advantage of this forum and ask you all a question. As I understand my mortal body will die, I feel it's necessary to question what I do in this lifetime, also, what I bring with me to the next stage. I don't know if what I'm bringing to the next stage is enough, so I was hoping you guys could give me some ideas.
-If you were taking a backpack with you , (after death) what would you put in that backpack, and why? I use the word "backpack" to try and paint a picture and give you a human sense of adventure. Keep in mind you can't put anything physical in your backpack. No material whatsoever.
In my backpack I would stuff as much love in it as possible. This is an obvious one, I'm sure to many of you as well. To me, love is universal and all beings use this to eternally exist. As I think and try to comprehend how existing eternally might be, I can't help but think it's a realllly lonnng time, lol. So during that really long time I think I'd want a whole lot of motivation to push me towards perfection. Love is key as it provides infinite amounts of motivation.
Beyond filling that backpack with love I think I would put healing abilities in there too. God exists in my brothers and sisters as far as I know. Being an individual to help my sisters and brothers with their struggles, to me is priceless. What makes it priceless for me is understanding my existence is helping the inner God within. You would get to see beings struggle and be one to approach and use efforts to help progress them. In order to help progress someone struggling it's required of you to think and act selflessly. The most selfless being I could think of is God himself. In the process of helping others you would also be emulating God, thus reaping the benefits. Which to me is well worth it and mutual. As I try to help and heal brothers in this realm of existence I see how difficult it is to be selfless. I could only imagine how difficult it would be with different senses and endowments. This personal level of difficulty, and low-level of understanding the beauty behind healing, to me, is something I would want to bring along, to help myself. Notice how I say helping others helps myself. It's simply mutual. Although the healer would be considered the being delivering the benefits, the healer is also greatly benefitted in growth. If I'm right, there is a lot of beings growing from my existence . I constantly struggle and constantly receive help.
I guess those are my two main things I would bring with me. As I re-read what I just wrote I see how I need to go and strive for what I actually desire to bring with me.
I'm excited to see what you wish to bring with you!
LOVE,
zach