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· @s-anon ·
The Cost of Eternity
The Cost of Eternity


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Beneath the veil of starless night, where whispers wend and willows weep,
The Sovereign of Eternity, in silence vast, His vigil keeps.
He breathes through mortal frames and faces, through eyes that gleam with fleeting grace,
To taste the tears of time-bound spaces, and fleeting joys of Earth's embrace.

"O, to be as gods!" cries Man, with upturned gaze and yearning heart,
To break the chains of Fate's cruel plan, from dust to divine to never part.
Yet in the quest for endless morrow, in the pursuit of deathless breath,
Lies the shadowed truth we must borrow - life's counterpart is ever death.

For every cry of newborn's breath, a final sigh must somewhere fall,
And every dance of life with death, plays out beneath the cosmic pall.
The balance of this grand design, where beginnings blend with bitter ends,
Is the cost of dreams divine - the cycle none can ever mend.

So let us dance with shadows fleeting, and hold the moments close and dear,
For in the heart of life's quick beating, lies the beauty that we fear.
The cost of eternity's endless flight, is the death that makes our living bright.
· @s-anon ·
Quantum Eternity
Quantum Eternity


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In the vast void where silence reigns supreme,
A whisper stirs—the birth of quantum dream.
No cause precedes this fundamental state,
It simply is, and does not contemplate.

From this lone root, all myriad effects spring,
A timeless dance, an ever-spinning ring.
It holds within each possibility,
The past and future in one entity.

Though it exists at any point in time,
Its essence is a riddle wrapped in rhyme.
For if it's quantum, then it's always been,
A loop unbroken, sight unseen.

In this emergent universe we find,
A force that needs no cause, nor is confined.
It fully embodies every effect,
A cosmic law we scarcely can detect.

So ponder on this truth, both stark and clear,
The root of all, forever drawing near.
It has no start, will see no bitter end,
In every moment, it will always blend.
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· @s-anon ·
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The Eternal Now
The Eternal Now


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There is a realm beyond the reach of time
Where past and future mingle and converge
Where every moment is a precious rhyme
And every action has a lasting surge

This realm is not a distant fantasy
But a reality that we can share
For we are not confined by history
But by the choices that we make and dare

We can transcend the limits of our fate
And shape the world with our creative will
We can connect with every soul and state
And find the truth that lies beyond the hill

For time is not a linear progression 
But a dimension of our own expression

We can explore the mysteries of life
See the wonders that have come and gone
We can discover secrets that are rife
Learn from errors that have made us strong

We can glimpse the future in our dreams
And see the possibilities unfold
We can imagine scenarios and schemes
And plan our actions with a vision bold

For time is not a fixed and rigid frame
But a fluid and dynamic game

We are the masters of our destiny
And the creators of our legacy
We are the travelers of eternity
And the witnesses of infinity

For time is not a separate entity
But a part of our identity

This is the realm of the eternal now
Where we can be what we want to be
Where we can do what we want to do
And where we can see what we want to see

This is the realm where we are truly free
Where we can live in harmony and peace
Where we can love with passion and grace
And where we can find our ultimate release

The realm where all time exists at once
Where we can experience the essence of life
Where we can embrace the beauty of existence
And where we can celebrate the joy of strife

This is the realm where we are one with time And time is one with us.
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· @akdx ·
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Is eternal life a blessing?
# Greetings friends!

<div class="text-justify">In mythologies of every part of the world, there are numerous stories about tireless quests for immortality. For example mythology of Hindus and Greek is full of gods, demons and other entities who wished to have an eternal life. They wanted to live forever to enjoy the fruits of life. Many demons of Hindu mythologies worshipped Supreme Gods (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahama) and pleased them to receive blessings of immortality. But, Gods always used to play some tricks to dilute the effect of their blessings so that the demons could be killed if they misuse the blessings. In the great epic Ramayana, demon king Ravana had a blessings that he cannot be killed by any God, god or goddess and other supreme deities. He was so arrogant that he ignored humans and apes. Finally killed by Rama, a human incarnation of God Vishnu. Kansa was warned by the divine voice that he would be killed by his cousin sister’s son. So, he killed her children and even killed other children within his territory. He attempted to kill lord Krishna many times, but finally killed by him. If he hadn’t tried to kill Krishna, there would have been no animosity between him and his nephew. But, he tried too hard and was killed. 


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In the modern time, many rich persons wish to gain immortality. Old alchemists were trying hard to find an elixir of immortality. Many scientists are trying to find some method which may make humans immortal or at least increase the life span for a few hundred years. So, nothing has changed since old time. People always wish to live forever and enjoy all the luxuries they have. Even a person who has not much resources and whose health is very bad, wishes to stay for more times in this world. Everyone is afraid of death. But, it doesn’t change anything. Whether one is beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, intelligent or fool, religious or atheist, is destined to left this world.
 
An ordinary human being live maximum a hundred year long life. Turtles can live a few hundred years and trees thousands of years. Some bacteria can live for millions years if they are in suspended animation state. But, ultimately they have to end, otherwise new life forms cannot flourish. The age of the universe is billions of years and it will stay for trillions of years before it would be destroyed. In comparison to the lifespan of the universe, the period of our life is almost zero. Despite of knowing this fact, every living creature strives to extend its life a few years more. We cannot escape death. So, religions and philosophers devised the idea of spirit or soul which is eternal. According to them, our body dies, soul remains intact. In Hinduism, soul takes birth again and again before it gets nirvana or moksha. In Abrahamic religions, soul waits for the judgment day when God sends souls to heaven or hell according to their deeds in this world. Methodology may be different, tut, the essence is the same in all the religions - immortality of the soul.
 
But, do we really want an eternal life? Eternal life seems a great blessings only in imagination. In real world it will be the worst curse which one is condemn with. If someone is given eternal life, he would have to witness hell in his whole life. He will see his family, friends and relatives dying. He will have too much time to pass. Worldly pleasures and luxuries can give satisfaction for only a short time. Soon he will fed up with it. He would have visited all the places of the world in hundreds years. He would have seen too many things which would be impossible for him to remember. He would have a very difficult life and finally he would be so bored with himself that he would definitely beg for death. So, eternal life is the thing which would prove to be the worst curse for the person whom eternal life is given. 

Therefore, death is not our enemy. It is our savior. I am not saying that we should die by committing suicide. I am just trying to say that there is no reason to be afraid of death. It can kill our body but, if there is soul inside us, it cannot be killed. If there is no soul, than it won’t hurt us at all as before our birth we were not anxious for life and after death we won’t cry for life. It is just a short span in which we are being push to live and do everything to defer the time of death.
 
Suicide is the most heinous crime which one can commit with oneself. But, it is also a matter of the biggest shame for the creator of us (whether it is God or nature). Suicide means the creator failed to give a reason to the person to live more. It is also a great shame for the society, humanity, politicians and the system. A person suicides only when he or she is fully dejected. Mental illness is a different thing but, if someone dies intentionally because he or she had no means to live, than it’s the responsibility of the society and the government. We have been given a limited time period to life on this planet which is the best thing as unlimited time is a curse. We can make it better for everyone if we don’t become too greedy, too selfish and too much egocentric.</div>

**Have a nice time and great health!**
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· @steveezekiel ·
LIFE AFTER DEATH 2
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11. "Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile Continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous Continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy Continue to be holy."
12. "LOOK, I AM COMING SOON, BRINGING MY REWARD WITH ME TO REPAY ALL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
Revelation 22:11,12 (NLT)

• How you live your Life presently, what you do with the opportunity given to you about accepting Christ as Saviour and Lord, determines the eternity you live.
IF you refused the offer of salvation through Christ now, know that there is no repentance in the grave: "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27).

• NOTE: EVERY achievement, attainment, that has no eternal value is a waste (Philippians 3:7,8).
- Money and the material possessions have no eternal value except you use them to advance the Kingdom of God on earth, that is, you use them to help bring others to Christ.
IF you labour to acquire wealth without God, you will eventually end in destruction: "What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and LOSES his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matthew 16:26).
EVERY effort of every believer should have God's Kingdom as the main goal Or reason. Whatever you achieved Or acquired today that seems big would be nothing in compared with what someone else would achieve tomorrow.
GOD values your soul than any other thing on earth!

6. "Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches,
7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—
8. For the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever."
Psalm 49:6-8 (NKJV)

• Where do you want to spend your eternity?
ARE you born again?
HAVE you forsaken your sins and accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour?
RELIGION And Good deeds cannot give you a place in God's eternal Kingdom.

• In other to prepare for your heavenly home—blissful eternity:
JESUS is the door to the blissful eternity, you enter through Him as you surrender your Life to Him—you accepted Him as your Lord and Saviour (John 10:9,10).

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.”
John 14:6 (NKJV)

“Nor is there salvation in any other, FOR THERE IS NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED.”
Acts 4:12 (NKJV)

9. “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, AND WITH THE MOUTH CONFESSION IS MADE UNTO SALVATION.”
Romans 10:9,10 (NKJV)

- After you have taken the step of salvation, you have allowed Jesus into your heart to lead and control your Life; you then live your Life daily in line with His Word (Revelation 3:20).
YOU no longer live your life the way you used to, you want to live to please Jesus Christ who has redeemed YOU: "and He died for all, THAT THOSE WHO LIVE SHOULD LIVE NO LONGER FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR HIM WHO DIED FOR THEM AND ROSE AGAIN" (2 Corinthians 5:15).

1. "Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
2. THAT HE NO LONGER SHOULD LIVE THE REST OF HIS TIME IN THE FLESH FOR THE LUSTS OF MEN, BUT FOR THE WILL OF GOD."
1 Peter 4:1,2 (NKJV)

YOU read, study, and meditate Or ponder on the Word of God to renew your mind.
TRANSFORMATION of a person takes place in the mind!
IF you succeed in changing someone's MIND, you have succeeded in changing the person of the individual: "And do not conformed to this world, BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2).
YOUR point of view, perspectives about life begin to change, and you begin to see things as God sees THINGS as you renews your mind.

• To end your journey in God's eternity of Bliss depends on the relationship you build with God whilst you are here on earth—the place you give to Jesus in your heart.
YOUR place will not be given to another person in Jesus' name.

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.
Peace!
· @steveezekiel · (edited)
LIFE AFTER DEATH 2
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11. "Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile Continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous Continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy Continue to be holy."
12. "LOOK, I AM COMING SOON, BRINGING MY REWARD WITH ME TO REPAY ALL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
Revelation 22:11,12 (NLT)

• How you live your Life presently, what you do with the opportunity given to you about accepting Christ as Saviour and Lord, determines the eternity you live.
IF you refused the offer of salvation through Christ now, know that there is no repentance in the grave: "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27).

• NOTE: EVERY achievement, attainment, that has no eternal value is a waste (Philippians 3:7,8).
- Money and the material possessions have no eternal value except you use them to advance the Kingdom of God on earth, that is, you use them to help bring others to Christ.
IF you labour to acquire wealth without God, you will eventually end in destruction: "What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and LOSES his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matthew 16:26).
EVERY effort of every believer should have God's Kingdom as the main goal Or reason. Whatever you achieved Or acquired today that seems big would be nothing in compared with what someone else would achieve tomorrow.
GOD values your soul than any other thing on earth!

6. "Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches,
7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—
8. For the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever."
Psalm 49:6-8 (NKJV)

• Where do you want to spend your eternity?
ARE you born again?
HAVE you forsaken your sins and accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour?
RELIGION And Good deeds cannot give you a place in God's eternal Kingdom.

• In other to prepare for your heavenly home—blissful eternity:
JESUS is the door to the blissful eternity, you enter through Him as you surrender your Life to Him—you accepted Him as your Lord and Saviour (John 10:9,10).

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.”
John 14:6 (NKJV)

“Nor is there salvation in any other, FOR THERE IS NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED.”
Acts 4:12 (NKJV)

9. “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, AND WITH THE MOUTH CONFESSION IS MADE UNTO SALVATION.”
Romans 10:9,10 (NKJV)

- After you have taken the step of salvation, you have allowed Jesus into your heart to lead and control your Life; you then live your Life daily in line with His Word (Revelation 3:20).
YOU no longer live your life the way you used to, you want to live to please Jesus Christ who has redeemed YOU: "and He died for all, THAT THOSE WHO LIVE SHOULD LIVE NO LONGER FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR HIM WHO DIED FOR THEM AND ROSE AGAIN" (2 Corinthians 5:15).

1. "Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
2. THAT HE NO LONGER SHOULD LIVE THE REST OF HIS TIME IN THE FLESH FOR THE LUSTS OF MEN, BUT FOR THE WILL OF GOD."
1 Peter 4:1,2 (NKJV)

YOU read, study, and meditate Or ponder on the Word of God to renew your mind.
TRANSFORMATION of a person takes place in the mind!
IF you succeed in changing someone's MIND, you have succeeded in changing the person of the individual: "And do not conformed to this world, BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2).
YOUR point of view, perspectives about life begin to change, and you begin to see things as God sees THINGS as you renews your mind.

• To end your journey in God's eternity of Bliss depends on the relationship you build with God whilst you are here on earth—the place you give to Jesus in your heart.
YOUR place will not be given to another person in Jesus' name.

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.
Peace!
· @pattysiqueira ·
God is sovereign forever.
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Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? Isaiah 43:13

Inspiration: Because He is the Lord of everything, God has sovereignty over everything; what was, what is, and what is yet to come.Sovereignty is dominion over everything and everyone. His will is above all things. From before the foundation of the world, God was sovereign and reigned absolute. Without this sovereignty, he could not execute all his will, and this he will do without any hindrance for all eternity. After all, if he acts, who will stop him?

Prayer: Lord God, how wonderful and how magnificent it is to have a sovereign God. There is no one who can resemble the Lord. The Lord is the only one who can announce the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that have not yet come to pass. The Lord has called us to be His children, and He has fulfilled and carried out His sovereign purpose. Thank you, Lord, for you are the only sovereign and true God. Forever and ever, glory, honor, praise, and worship be given to Thee. In Jesus' name, amen.

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· @helices ·
Literature 01535
In eternity, however, there is no time, you see. #Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke
#HermannHesse
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· @jona7 ·
Eternal Gospel
Revelation 14
1
Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
3
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
4
These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
5
No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
6
Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the ETERNAL GOSPEL to proclaim to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, language and people.
7
He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water."
8
A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries."
9
A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand,
10
he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
11
And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name."
12
This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.
13
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."
14
I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one "like a son of man" with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
15
Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
16
So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17
Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
18
Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, "Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth's vine, because its grapes are ripe."
19
The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God's wrath.
20
They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
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· @whyaskwhy ·
$0.05
WHY it may not be good to Live Forever??
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***Is Eternal Life Better than this usual Tempora Life ??***

***Why??***
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· @whyaskwhy ·
$0.10
Why Humans CAN NOT LIVE FOREVER as FLESH and Blood??
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***Give few reasons , why human beings  may be able to subsist FOREVER??***
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· @scribal · (edited)
Identity
IDENTITY.

I am an immortal
Pre-existed prior to the cosmos
Conceived in the mind of infinity
Hibernates within His Loins

I am an immortal
Purged out at due season
Indwelt in a mansion
Built by a house-band and weaver
To explore the galaxies
To interact with fellow gods

I am an immortal
Putting on the cloak of mortals
Circumscribed within pre-destined path
Running the race with perseverance
Focused on the finish line
To overcome and cross over

I am an immortal
Metamorphosed into a mortal
With a single aim and objective;
Goal and aspiration
Mission and vision:

To know Him and only Him
To bud and bear fruits of His Truth
And knowledge, to dispense it
To all His creatures and creations

I am an immortal
Running the race with perseverance
Focused on the finished line
To overcome and cross over
As the witnesses cheers me up,
My hope is  being rekindled
My faith energized
As His love sustains me

I am an immortal
With eternity in view
With my gaze fixed on Christ
As His light shines on my path,
I shall overcome and cross over
To be crowned and decorated
With the priceless medal,
The imperishable treasure, which is:
Eternal Life!

Culled from my personal blog site:
https://poeticpunches.blogspot.com

©Gabriel Udensi 2021.
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· @janasilver ·
$0.08
Eternity
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<center>**"A small step can change the world.
Try it and you will be suprised about the big steps
which will follow your first small steps
on your personal way to *Love, Peace & Freedom*."**</center>

<center><sub>(Uebermuth)</sub></center>
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· @varungohil ·
Flow and eternity
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I like the space where the movement and the flow are phenomenal 
.
I feel the freshness and beauty of the "normal" things. In an easy-to-understand example, it is the flow of the river. And that passage that it is not in the original water. When
I look at the flow of the river all the time, I am gradually confused as to whether I am seeing the shape of the flow or the constant movement of water molecules. However,
when I was little, there was a time when I was worried that the river itself was still there even though the water continued to flow, in other words, it was immutable but only the form continued to exist. (I just thought it was more simple and mysterious ..) After a

long time, I read "Between living and inanimate objects" by Shinichi Fukuoka. In it, the concept of dynamic equilibrium was written. When I read it back after a long time,
I often say ,  "We often say," It's the same, "but for half a year, or If we haven't seen each other for a year or so, at the molecular level we're completely swapped, and we're all over the place. The atoms and molecules that were once part of you no longer exist inside you. "
"As for the physical body, we feel that there is an individual entity that is separated from the outside world as our own sense. However, that realization is not guaranteed at the molecular level. Our life The body happens to be nothing more than a loose "stagnation" of denser molecules. Moreover, it is changing at high speed. The flow itself is "alive."

In other words, the atoms and molecules that make up life are constantly changing (dynamic), but they continue to exist as a form (equilibrium), and that dynamic equilibrium is the essence of life. If so, you may feel an analogy to life phenomena such as dynamic equilibrium and think about it in various
ways . Fundamental pleasures and discomforts, likes and dislikes for beauty are also the principles of life deep in human beings. I wonder if it has something to do with it. Therefore, I think that I may feel the richness and comfort that cannot be expressed in words for phenomena that make me feel or recall "relaxation" or "flow." I will.

The story changes a little, but I feel that the ceremony of the Ise Jingu Shrine is similar to the principle of life. Sites of the same size are lined up next to each other, and every 20 years there is a god (shrine) here and there. , I'm moving from one place to another (rebuilding), but the idea behind that principle is very original and attractive. I tried to make the sanctuary 1000 years old by using solid things such as stones like the West. It paradoxically guarantees its permanence by adopting a dynamic system of continuation (continuing to rebuild) rather than doing (no structure exists forever in the first place). It reminds us of the principles of "dynamic equilibrium," "metabolism," and "passage of genetic information." I think it's really a table that eternity lies in the flow (movement) rather than sticking. The 20-year cycle makes sense from a practical point of view, such as the cycle of technology transfer and forest cultivation management.
Also, if you take the method of continuing the transition, from either site It is possible to blur the origin of such architecture, whether this shrine was built. A little blurry is more appropriate for constructing a Japanese sanctuary than a clear view of the origin leading to Amaterasu. I think there is. (Mr. Shin Isozaki pointed out that.)
When considering architecture and eternity, I think there is probably nothing better than this. I'm curious about how I came up with an idea like a copy.

I think about architecture, I sometimes feel a conflict with the principles of natural and life sciences.
Architecture ⊂ It's natural because it's natural, but I'm impressed to discover such things in the architecture created and run by people in the past.
I would like to add even a little to the activities that have been passed down one after another.
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· @careassaktart · (edited)
Putovanje Sve-Mir-Ohm: Beskonačnost
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This is the last video from my art series "Space Travel". I again speak Croatian & suggest you to learn it cause #croatiafullofopportunities! ;)

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· @lhorgic ·
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BEWARE OF "ONE DAY"
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Friends there will be a day when some of the things you're about to read in this article will unavoidably catch up with you,it is not to scare you really but it's just to prepare you. We must reflect on these things as it has a way of putting our lives right even before our maker. 
He who has the Son (Jesus) has eternal life and has no fear whatsoever of what tomorrow holds or brings because he is in Christ.

Let's Go...
**ONE DAY,** you will lock your door, but you will not be the one to open it.

**ONE DAY,** you will wash that best clothes of yours and you will not be able to wear it.

**ONE DAY,** your favorite food will be prepared and you will not be there to eat it anymore.

**ONE DAY,** you will eat and drink what you will never excrete.

**ONE DAY,** your curriculum vitae and all your years of experience will not matter to anyone anymore.

**ONE DAY,** the person that seems to love you most will never dare to move closer to you.

**ONE DAY,** you will think of what you can never accomplish.

**ONE DAY,** you will be regarded as "a corpse"

**ONE DAY,** you will be isolated in a place called "grave"

**ONE DAY,** those things and people you love most will come your way but you will not be able to give any attention to it/them.

**ONE DAY,** you will hold your breath and never be able to release it.

**ONE DAY,** you will become a defendant before The Chief Judge (GOD).

**ONE DAY,** housefly/ termites will come your way and you will be unable to chase them.

**ONE DAY,** you will receive a call that you can never decline.

**ONE DAY,** your name will be called, but no one will answer.

**ONE DAY,** the assets you cherished most will be taken by another person.

**ONE DAY,** your deed on Earth will be presented to you like a CD.

**ONE DAY,** a title will be added to your name "Late" 

**ONE DAY,** The Great Allocator will allocate you to an appropriate place.

**ONE DAY,** that your beautiful skin will turn to its original nature-sand/dust.

**ONE DAY,** your entire body will cease operation. The verb will change from he is a good man to he was a good man.

**ONE DAY,** you will be given an eternal apartment, either Paradise or hell.

**ONE DAY,** you will not be able to hold nor type anything on this phone anymore.

In Summary, take LIFE easy, DO GOOD, and run from EVIL. Be at peace with everyone, love your neighbour as yourself and remember that "that ONE DAY will surely come when this write up shall be fulfilled in your Life."

If you're reading this and you've not accepted Jesus as your Lord and saviour,why not do that now..for in him is the hope of eternity. Everyone will face this **"ONE DAY"** but those who have Christ will be bold to embrace it because there's another life awaiting  them even after this life.

Do enjoy your day even as you reflect on this message.
**I call you blessed!**
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· @opopa ·
FOCUS ON ETERNITY
Jesus, aware that His disciples would be empowered with authority over demons, warned them not to fall into the temptation of glorying in their abilities, but rather to rejoice because their names were registered as citizens of heaven.  We too have a tendency to forget what is truly important. Heaven has been built and decorated for us Gods people. It will be hard to fall for Satans lies when your mind is filled with thoughts of eternity. How could the devil win any war against an army marching toward its reward in the hereafter? It is amazing how quickly your perspective changes when your heart and mind are set on eternity. Jesus pointed His disciples toward an eternal perspective when they returned from a successful ministry trip. While sharing in their experience, He pointedly noted that as awesome as their testimonies were, they were to rejoice even more that their names were written in heaven. What a lesson to popular conference speakers and miracle-working evangelists and pastors. God is telling us 0that in whatever we do, we must ensure that our names are written in the book of life.  To do this is simple:  Give your life to Jesus Christ in genuine repentance of your sins.  And, if you have given your life to Jesus, leave it with Him. Then and only then can you be sure that your name is duly registered in heaven. 


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· @gistain · (edited)
Nuevas eternidades
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Cada persona crea su tiempo
Cada persona es usted a veces
y viceversa:
Usted es cada persona a ratos

Cada persona inventa su futuro y rehace su pasado 
El futuro modifica el pasado
El presente no existe
Es una ficción de la era moderna 

   Cuando las personas vivían mil años de media
   el presente no tenía utilidad  
   El presente es un invento del cine y de la ciencia
    (es lo mismo)

La ciencia actual no admite el presente
que solo aguanta por inercia:
Y esta inercia es lo que estropea tanto
la vida actual en el planeta 
y en el universo, que es un periférico de la mente humana (al menos de la suya, de usted)

¡Librarse de la monserga del presente va a ser un alivio!

Si usted quiere hacer la prueba 
ahora es buen momento para empezar... (aquí)

Recuerde que ahora es siempre.

¡Gracias, disfrute de su nueva eternidad, hasta ahora!
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· @answerswithjoe ·
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How Will Your Body Spend Eternity? | Answers With Joe
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The funeral industry is a $16 billion industry that has an enormous environmental footprint. The numbers are staggering, really. But there are options that we can make that can change that. It just requires us to think about some pretty heavy stuff.
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· @theupperroom · (edited)
Into Eternity - the Finale
Eternity............................................................

I want you to consider today that you are an eternal being. In my last two posts, I’ve asked some questions about us as humans.  Considering our uniqueness and individuality we have some things that connect us that seem not of this world. Even in the vast spanning of the dimension of time, our connectiveness and commonality in certain aspects of our composition, it’s reasonable to agree that we not a cosmic accident, and neither are we here to be born, reproduce, then die.  _Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die_ must be the most depressing cognition of mankind.  We are complex, with infinitely incomprehensible composition.  We are designed, and we are eternal.  You may have read my last [post](https://steemit.com/life/@theupperroom/what-s-it-all-about-part-2) and the one [before](https://steemit.com/life/@theupperroom/what-s-it-all-about-part-1) and not agree with that. And that's fine. But you may as well read the finale now you're here! 

__Life Questions__
I like the little tale of the unborn twins, where one asks the other, “Do you believe in life after birth?” The other answers, “Of course not. There’s nothing outside of this dark, watery world. What could there possibly be?” 
"Well what about the great Mother? Surely you believe in Mother, she feeds us, and keeps us alive and we're here because of her?"
"No", replies the other. "There's no such person as Mother and there's nothing after birth....it's all a myth". 

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We get so caught up in our physical senses, that we fail to see anything beyond them. Life is more than we can hear, see, touch, taste and smell. We live so much in the cares of the world, and miss the bigger picture.  Your body may be temporary, but that loving and living part of you that drives you isn’t. 


So today I want to get to the point of what these questions and posts have been leading to. It might take 10 mins out of your life to read this. But can you spare it? For the sake of eternity? At best, you might learn something and find something that you never even knew you needed, and at worst you might just have a chuckle. 

__Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then We'll Begin__

So I want to go back to the beginning, and I want to tell you something you may think is a legend, a fairy-tale, a myth even. But I want to perhaps give some additional info that you might not have heard or realised before. So if you can bear with me, you might be surprised. If not, then you’ve lost nothing, other than 10 mins of your life……

You might have guessed, we’re taking a trip back to Eden. We’re going on a whistle stop tour, but we need a little help from the guidebook to help make sense of it. 

The bible is obviously our best source for this, but I’m going to paraphrase to keep things brief.   So, let’s begin. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and you’ve heard the account of _On day 1,  On day 2_ etc. 

Let’s skip to day 6 when man popped on the scene. The most striking part of the text is that man was completely made, yet a lifeless body until God imparted something into him: that imparted thing was the the breath or the spirit of life. This is your power house. Sure our hearts pump blood around our bodies, and our physical bodies need a perfect equilibrium and myriad of systems in order to function correctly, and often when these processes go wrong, the body dies. But not everyone dies from a malfunctioning body. Sometimes people die from “natural causes” or old age.  Has that ever made you wonder, what the heck is a 'natural cause'? It's sometimes the result of an illness taking it's toll, but it's sometimes nothing explainable. The autopsy shows nothing wrong with the body, yet it just expired. Many who die of this phenomenon are older people, and we rationale to ourselves that they’re old, their body gave up, perhaps attributing that to "old age".   Yet, again, there's many people who live into their 80's and 90's then really long lives into their 100's.  What's the deal that old age for some is 80's, yet others 100?? Anyway.....

I don't want to dwell on death, but we all die at some point.  And all the memories, love, desires and all the bits that make you, _you_ doesn't. 
Your body cannot operate without the powerhouse inside it. That’s the eternal bit, the bit imparted by God, the bit that feels 21, even when the body is aching and creaking and you make that terrible groan when you get up off the sofa…..you know what I mean!!!  And if you don’t do that yet, you will soon enough, so don’t snigger at us oldies! Ageing is so cruel, but it happens to us all, and it will get you one day too! 

Anyway, let’s get back to better times in Eden. Man is now alive, with that eternal power source in him, and something real interesting happens. God says “_Look dude, I need you to manage this planet I’ve created for you. Here’s a funky beautiful place for you and your lady to live, it’s called Eden, but you gotta manage the earth and the animals that I put here for you. Capiche_?!”  (I did tell you I was paraphrasing for you! You can check out the actual wording in the bible, but you get the drift.) 

Now, we’re told that God created everything for His pleasure, because He wanted to. There’s no suggestion that He _needs_ us, but He wanted us, to hang out with, have some cheeky pomegranate cocktails with and have a laugh with. Maybe not the cocktails, but certainly to hang out with. Check out the bible - He visited the garden every evening to hang out with his peeps. 

But, if you’ve ever had a friend who only wanted to be your pal because you had some cool wheels to drive them home from the pub, or because you had something that they needed from you, you'll know that makes you feel like 18 carat horse poop!  If you have friends who make you feel like that, you need to walk away, my friend. 

God wanted to make sure that His creation had the choice to walk away if they so desired. Basically, He didn’t want puppets who had no option but to love Him dutifully because He was Almighty and makes the best pomegranate cocktails, because that’s not love. So He gave his people a choice. You know the choice….the trees in the garden.  Those assemblies at school are all coming back to you now, I'm sure. 

Now, here’s where things get interesting, really interesting. You may have heard of the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the one they were told not to eat of, and then boom, they did.  But, do you know much about the other one?? Hmm .....

Let’s zoom out of the picture for a short moment.  And picture this :  one Earth created by God. You know it well, you’re on it now. It’s pretty big, and when there’s just one dude and his lass on it, it must seem a whole load bigger. 
One big Earth. One beautiful garden, which is full of trees, loaded with fruit. And if you remember from school assemblies, God said everything was good on His earth, so there’s not even any worm-ridden apples or squashy plums. Every fruit, every berry is perfectly ripe. So, thousands of trees, perfect for man (who is God’s pinnacle of creation, so the trees are fully formed, ripe and ready for us, and not saplings) and there's plenty of choice. 

Now if we zoom in again, in addition to these thousands of trees, there are two trees in the middle of the garden, one “no eating or you die” (= tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil) and one other: The Tree of Life.  Two trees in the middle, one not allowed to eat of, and the other…..what of it? 

Well, we don’t know a great deal at this point because Adam’s good lady was focussed upon the one she shouldn’t touch. You know the story, she ate the fruit, then blamed the serpent (because it was his fault, duh!), and Adam blamed his wife (don’t all men?!), and he also blamed God (idiot alert!!).  The audacity!

But that tree of Life was there for a reason. Just like the other tree was there for a reason. The trees were a choice. One brought life, one brought death. God was pretty clear about the consequences of that choice. But the choice was there. And I love free choice, even though it lead us here. Because I can do exactly what Adam and Eve did. I can choose life or death. 
God always puts before us a choice : life or death. Adam and Eve made the wrong choice, and then God said those fateful words “_Dude, you ate the fruit of the tree I told you not to eat of?_”  Ok, not quite verbatim, but He did warn us. The point is, God wanted us to choose life. That tree of Life appears later by the way, God has seemingly replanted it, but that will take us really off the beaten path....

Let’s loop back to us being eternal because this does all link up! I've not taken a wrong turn. We're on track.

So in the day he ate, man didn’t die (and I’m using man as catch all for mankind). We know they didn’t because they produced little Adam and Eves. 

So, what’s it all about? God said they'd die in the day they ate of the tree.  Remember me saying that God told them to manage the earth, well you need to know that God is a very just and fair God. He is a covenant keeping God. He makes special “legal contracts” called covenants, and He keeps His covenants fastidiously. Like many covenants and legal documents, there’s legal stuff and clauses, so part of the covenant of this 'managing the Earth' meant that by going his own way and doing what he did, man (again, that’s mankind), sub-let his occupation and managing of earth to someone else (the tempter). But something much more drastic happened too....

The eternal part of him (and her), that powerhouse bit, also got disconnected from Source. I should also give you some vital info here too. Death in God's eyes is a little different than our definition of it. We think of death as our body ceasing to work (our heart stops beating and we stop breathing). God doesn't use that same definition. Death in God's dictionary is separation from Him. So when they died in that day, they got separated. It will make sense in a moment. 

Remember your Sunday school days where Adam and Eve have salad leaves covering their unmentionables…..(you can tell Eve wasn’t talented in the sewing department can’t you!), well before this botched salad sewing debacle, they didn’t have clothing.  Now, that’s a bit saucy right? 
Possibly not. You see because their eternal power source (which I’m going to call their spirit from henceforth) was previously connected up to the master Power Source (aka 'the Spirit of God Himself'), they possibly were clothed with a degree of His divine glory – whereby they didn’t look naked. But that’s by the by.  Whatever happened, they got __disconnected__, and suddenly lettuce seemed like a good idea to slather over their bodies. That shows something major happened, as no one wants to cover their bodies with lunch (Lady GaGa is clearly an exception to the rule…..). 

We’re nearly there….stay with me a few more minutes. 

I honestly think if the fruit were taken from the Tree of Life, then the other tree would have disappeared, or withered or something. Because the choice was there for a reason. But we have a problem now. Because the eternal bit of them is still eternal. It is just now not connected to it’s main power Source.  And herein lies the problem. Because it can’t just simply be hooked back in. 

In the process of being disconnected, our end got changed to one of those annoying Continental plugs!!! Can’t fit a 2 pin plug into a 3 pin hole can you?!  We need an __*adaptor*__. Or a really good electrician to change it back. Otherwise, we’re eternally doomed with our continental plug, and the only thing in the universe it fits is the shaving plug in the master bathroom. Pointless!!!!

And if you don't get the quirky metaphor, I mean that actually the disconnection changed our very nature into a sin nature, and now it's the same nature as our enemy - that tempter we met at the wrong tree. And a connection to him means a Direct Current to a place you don’t wanna go. I’m going to use a controversial word now.  Are you ready?  Your continental plug is taking you to……….
France! 😱😱😱   No, come on, I jest. Let’s whisper it together….hell. Now now, don’t hop off the tour, we’re at the penultimate stop! You’ve got this far, you can do it. 

No one likes that word, it’s unfashionable, it’s hellish (see what I did there?), and it’s a place people made up to scare us into doing good, surely? 

Nope. You can take your chances on it not being, but if you _really_ are an eternal being and I am right (and the Bible is true), and you aren’t connected to the Source Who created you (I’m going to cut some of the metaphors a while and be real), __if you aren’t connected or reconciled back to God, you absolutely cannot be with Him when that spirit of yours leaves your body__. 

__Is this fair?__
You didn’t eat the wrong fruit did you?! Not fair!   

Actually, it was – remember me talking about that covenant? Covenants are there for both parties. So that covenant _has_ to run its course. However, do you know immediately after the fruit eating fest, and the salad sewing session, God fulfilled the terms of the covenant (i.e. the consequences you see in the earth all around you), and then He promised a way to make it all right again. He started setting out a new covenant. 

It just requires another choice.  Life or death, again.  You may be still under the effects of that first one right now. But you can do something to opt out of the current covenant you’re under, and opt into a new one. 

Now, like a legal document, they’re tricky to get out of.  The easiest way out of a legally binding contract is death.  Seriously.  Owe money and signed your life away to the bank? Once you’re dead, you don’t owe that anymore.  Marriage is a contract too. Once one spouse dies, the legal contract ends. I shouldn't need to interject this, but I feel I must....Please don’t go doing away with spouses, or yourself…..jeepers, wait! There’s another way! 

Right, we’re on the last stretch of the tour – the gift shop and tea room are in sight. One final push….

Someone else has jumped in your place, legally became your substitute and died for you. His name is Jesus, or Yeshuah if you prefer His name how He would have pronounced it.   

He literally jumped in your place, fulfilled that old covenant for you, and is armed with billions of proper plugs, no more continental pins!  Yay!!! 

But like all covenants, you have a part to play. You have to say, “__I will__” to Jesus.  Because the question He’s asking you is, “_Will you let Me be your substitute, and will you let Me continue on from where we left off in Eden? I created you to be with Me, and live together. Will you let us do that, let Me put the plug back on, connect you back up to Me, and start over_?”

If you say “I will” to Jesus, He will totally transform your life. Will it be easy all the time? No – you’re still living here on earth until the eternal part of you leaves your body. You’re still going to have salad leaves moments where you mess up, and life does its own messing up around you. But you will be connected to the Power Source, so you’ll never be alone, and you'll be connected back to your Creator. Your eternal part of you will start to receive power again, and from the inside out, you'll grow into what you were created to be. 

Warning though: If you still have your unconnected plug at the end of this life, you cannot go back and change it. You have to make this decision in this body, which is where it was made originally.  I would urge you to consider the fact that you are an eternal being, and without accepting the sacrifice that Jesus made for you, by dying for you, you will be evermore separated from God. God calls that death. Eternal death.  But He wants to give you eternal LIFE. You just need to get real with God, and say "I will" to Jesus, and pick up where Adam and Eve left off in the garden and get to know your amazing Creator. 

So, go get your tea (or that pomegranate cocktail you can't stop thinking about) and think about that eternal part of you that needs connecting back up.
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