When one thinks about what can
last for an eternity, the divine usually comes to mind. In fact, ‘eternal’ is
usually used to mean one’s faith and devotion to God.
I may not be brave enough to
quote the Bible, but I can provide a brief discussion on what else we might
believe to be eternal.
Let’s start from here:
‘Reality is for the living body;
immortal is for the eternal soul’
You can eat the healthiest food every day, drink tonics that make your skin glow, perform a magic spell of immortality. I’m sure there are plenty of things you can do to avoid death.
But
what’s the point of longevity, of having an immortal body, without an eternal
soul?
Body and soul are one. By messing
with the body, it makes it harder for the soul to catch up.
How can we have an eternal
soul then?
To be honest, I don’t know.
You see, humans can live up to
100 years old, but how many years are we actually living? Cut the time we’re sleeping,
procrastinating and idling during old age, maybe 20 years? 30 years?
Our life is made up of tiny gems scattered along the way. The longer we have, the more gems we can collect. But think about it, does having an abundance really makes you happy?
Having
mountains of shiny stones piling up can drown out the night sky. Eventually,
it’ll become so bright that darkness doesn’t even exist. Without darkness, all we
see is just nothingness.
Not white nor silver, just
nothing. What you collect along the way, are no longer gems, but traps reminding
you of the countless yesterdays that became a blur.
Which would you rather want?
To have a life on Earth that
never ends, clinging to fleeting memories and hollow fantasies?
Or to have the privilege to grace
Earth for the amount of time allotted, no matter how vague our presence might
be. Because in the end, it’s not the number of gems that mattered, but the
value and brightness it holds.
Just the perfect shine of an eternal soul, enough to be content about leaving one, and living again.