Over the weekend, some of my safe group buddies asked me for my opinion about a place called heaven and hell. I told them about the concept of heaven/hell, which I think would be more rewarding than a fiery furnace.
I believe that life requires us to give feedback on our performance here on Earth, just like in every sport where there is always a dressing room and a post-match conference to report back to. I also believe that life has some sort of place, which some would call by different names based on their sentiments and beliefs.
The rewards of each player would be given based on their impact on the game, just like at the end of all seasons where players are rewarded for their contribution as individuals or as a team. However, the highest personal awards are benchmarked to their team performance, just like Zinedine Zidane who lost a Balloon d’Or to Cannavaro, because the latter had won a medal as a team with his club and nation, which was the difference.
Regarding the discussion about whether a place called heaven/hell exists, let me say that I do believe in it, but not in the heaven/hell concept that has been described by popular religion. I believe that life would gather those who had featured in the game called life and reward them based on their participation in this game of the field. The punishment that would be served would be self-served, meaning that individuals would feel the consequences of their own actions.
Take a look at this: Mandela died a couple of years ago, but years after his death, Madiba is still a household name. Guess where he is now and how proud he would be of his contribution, and how people who had the opportunity, just like him, to serve their nation would also feel about the golden opportunity they missed to serve.
So, in my words, “Years after Martin Luther King Jr. died, his posthumous birthday is now a public holiday in the USA. No one would ask him what he did with his life anymore there in heaven, but how do you think someone like Abacha would be now? I don’t think he needs any other hell than to know he could have brought more change and impact than an average priest had done.”
I think the universe/God that set up gravity and every other law is too just and sophisticated to reduce rewards/punishments to just a place. It is normal to think like a man, but reducing the universe to think like you is questionable.
In summary, I believe that life is a game, and rewards and punishments are given based on our participation and actions. This concept is not limited to a physical place but is a self-served consequence of our own decisions and contributions to society.
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