[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Book of Questions #17

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

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Kimberly wrote:
  I believe in God, and in an afterlife, but sometimes
in my puny little human mind I find the idea of eternity in Heaven
even to be tiring.  I guess if there are lots of volleyball games and
cookouts and the occasional float trip it'll be nice, but they'll have
to supply me with a nice hammock so I can rest up if we're going to be
at it forever ;)
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Good point!  What DO people do all the time in the standard Christian
heaven?  Drift around on clouds?  If there really was a heaven, I would
think that the souls who lived there would each be in their own *personal*
heaven, doing whatever they loved.  Perhaps they'd be guardian angels, or
just be reunited with their loved ones (but again, what are they gonna do
for ETERNITY!).

All the stories I've read about people who live extended lifetimes are
either supernatural stuff like vampires, or fantasy/SF where the "immortals"
are locked in a battle of good and evil for the sake of the human race (like
"The Dark Is Rising" series, or "Prospero's Children"). Few of them are
about average people just living far longer than normal.  I remember one...
the wonderful "Tuck Everlasting" where a family becomes immortal by
accident, and a modern day girl who meets them has to make a choice whether
to join them or not.  Great story.

Thanks to everyone who has answered so far.  For a lot of these questions,
my answers tend to vary over the course of time.  But I do enjoy testing out
my emotions when confronted with truly difficult (hypothetical) choices.

SML