Heaven and Death
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
United States
January 23, 2011 4:12pm CST
So, I think it's safe to assume that most people in the world are sad when a family member or close friend dies. And many people are saddened by the death of a beloved pet. I know both of those are true for me (heck, I'm sad when a see about deaths on the news).
What I'm wondering is...if everyone knew 100% that there was a Heaven...if there was absolutly NO DOUBT that good people on Earth would get there when they died, and be reunited with loved ones who had gone before them (both human and animal) would death be so sad here on Earth?
If you knew for a fact, that one day you would be reunited with your parents, your brother, a friend, and/or your dog, would you cry as hard when they died? I understand there would always be some sadness in death, but would it be as extreme if you knew you would see them again?
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
24 Jan 11
I am 100% sure Lily and I cry because I will miss them, knowing that until the day I am taken, one way or another, I won't see them again. I won't be able to speak to them or to hug them or even spend time with them. I even cried when I had to give up my Zoe, and she is still alive, just not with me..:(
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
24 Jan 11
It is so nice to hear that there are some people who really really know there is a Heaven. I believe in God, and I'd like to believe in Heaven...but I am not quite at your level of being THAt sure yet.
Is Zoe a pet? I've cried before over pets that left the household...but I cried mostly because I didn't know what would happen to them...I didn't know where they'd end up, and if they'd be okay. I don't even know if they are alive anymore...
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
24 Jan 11
Oh she's beautiful! I love White Shepherds, they are so cool and just seem like a Noble breed.
I'm glad she was saved by a rescue, and is being cared for now. But I still understand how you must feel about losing her. My mom tried a couple times to get me to give my cat to someone else, and I just couldn't. I saved her, and nursed her back to health myself...I was too attached. And I couldn't give her up, even though I knew she'd be going to another loving home.
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
24 Jan 11
I totally understand why you had to give her up, it was a selfless act on your part.
No, no issues with my cat. My parents just weren't sure they wanted any more animals in the household, we already had a lot of other rescues. But all the other animals were technically my moms, and this cat would have been my first real pet, that was just my own.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
31 Jan 11
Probably not - but define "good". Who gets to decide what "good" is?
I always thought that the whole deal about going to heaven was to be united with GOD. Surely anything else pales into insignificance if you get to be with GOD??? Being re-united with others who have gone before or beloved pets would be as nothing compared to GOD
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
1 Feb 11
well, of course meeting God would be wonderful. But maybe not everyone will meet God, surely they will not meet Him as soon as they get to Heaven. So I would be thrilled to pieces to meet past lost loved ones.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
25 Jan 11
I think it isn't so much a fact, but more of a faith. And the belief that there is a heaven up there where lost loved ones get reunited. Otherwise the alternative is just not acceptable. To die and just cease to exist. It questions the very notion of living, and having a purpose in life. We may not understand what we are worth in this world, but if there is faith, then at least there is something to look forward to.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
24 Jan 11
That we cry for beloved ones passing away is the normal practice in human relationships.I don't believe in the views in which they will reunite with dear ones after people die.It has religious overtone.
@augustineonwujei (21)
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24 Jan 11
Hi Friend,
It is always a thing of pains and sorrow when we loss our love ones, yes from here(earth)we do not know for sure whether we will see them again or not. We usually pray for their souls to rest in the bosom of the Lord but as we all know that all our works on earth either good or bad has a reward of either eternal joy or condemnation.
