Posts by amberbear92

placidjackal36 said:Do you honestly believe everyone is just out there architecting their own destiny? You realize that by saying that, you're basically dismissing every ounce of human suffering in history and pinning all of someone's misery squarely on their own shoulders, right?
Life is nowhere near as perfect as that sounds. I don't know what part of the country you're living in, but take a look around you.

Well, I guess you could say that everyone has the ability to choose how they shape their lives, and making those decisions is its own kind of creation, so maybe we all have that freedom to act in one way or another. I definitely can't change everything, though I suppose in quite a few instances I can. I don't really want to get into all the specific examples here, but it's something you have to look at through a much broader lens, and I think Michael Moore3 already pointed out that calling things like pain, suffering, or even "evil" imperfect—while assuming only "good" is perfect—is a bit of a stretch. So, by your logic, a life without any struggle or pain would be the only "perfect" one. I personally feel like perfection is such a massive, sweeping concept that it probably encompasses everything, including the bad stuff and the good stuff, the pain and the joy. And honestly, when you start questioning what actually defines "good" versus "evil," or if those labels even truly fit, well, there’s probably a whole other debate to be had there... anyway, hope you guys have a good one!

Michael Moore3 said:Imagine a moment where you’re facing your own end, fully aware of the finality of it all—everything you’ve built, everything you’ve owned, and the entirety of your physical existence on this planet...
And then, with that heavy realization, you’re asked a single question: Would you choose to return to an Earth like this one? You’d start over as a completely different person, free from the baggage and anxieties of your previous life, beginning from scratch with the absolute freedom to design a life exactly how you want it. The only thing that carries over is your core essence, the fundamental "you." Would you actually opt back into a material existence like ours?"

So, would you take that deal? Yes or no, and what’s the reasoning behind it? 🙂

First off, I guess I feel like calling it a "material life" isn't quite the right way to describe the existence we're given. This life isn't strictly material, but it isn't non-material either; I suppose it's just whatever we perceive it to be, and everyone experiences it through their own unique lens. I think in 90% of cases, people might label it a "material life," but that's not necessarily true since so many people see it differently. As for your question about whether people would come back to America, I imagine the answer would be a "yes" for a lot of folks, mostly because it’s the only thing they know for sure—it's familiar ground they've already walked on, which provides a certain sense of security, I guess. Everything else is unknown, and people tend to reject the unknown out of fear.
As for my own take, I think I'd definitely want to come back, because I feel like what we have here on earth is pure art—it's the creation of our own lives in exactly the way we want them to be. This life can be heaven or it can be hell, it can be anything, really, depending on how you shape it; it's all up to the individual, and having that choice, those endless possibilities... well, I think that's just pure love. Honestly, there’s really only one word for "life," and that’s just "life"—there aren't any modifiers needed. To me, this life is just absolute perfection!!!