Divinity

In many religions that say there is a heaven, they clarify that such a place is unfathomably wonderful — beyond human comprehension. But for all of us, when we close our eyes and imagine, we have an idea of what heaven looks like to us. If heaven is created by god in such a divine way that we are not privy to its description, what is that image which springs up in our minds?

The heaven I imagine is one that, in some form or another, I can tangibly reach in my own life. It’s the heaven I want to experience here and now. It’s what I am looking to achieve in my day-to-day. Maybe it’s not something that will come to fruition fully, but as close as we can right? As close as we can, we have to try.

If we are made by a higher power, than our abilities to imagine heaven is no accident. It’s a path lit by lanterns to guide our purpose in making a better world. All we know for sure is that we are alive in this moment and this moment only. That all we have is this third rock from the sun. We can’t wait until the afterlife to experience utopia. We are not excused to glaze over our time here and wait. Our utopia is one we must make on earth.

And if there is an actual heaven? Well I guess we’ll find out if it is truly amazing beyond our wildest dreams.