The Eternal Recurrence

The idea that we will live our life, repeatedly and infinitely and exactly, is sure to bring dread to some. There are those that feel that life has been unfairly cruel to them in their existence (perhaps this feeling is justified). Those of us that are blind, those of us that are crippled, those of us who develop, by some insatiable habit, a life-altering disease, or perhaps those of us who have made the stupidest mistakes… will all feel some level of despair at the thought of living our life over and over without the opportunity to correct our mistakes.

See, during our life, during our time alive, many of us are blessed with ample opportunity to correct and right our existence. We are afforded the chance to make amends with our loved ones who we may have hurt at one time, we are granted the time to correct our bodies so as to avoid continued embarrassment or pain, we have plenty of days to ask for forgiveness for our sins (for those who believe), but many of us rarely take advantage of this opportunity. We become locked into the distraction that is our existence. We rely on the notion that we have more time…I’ll correct these things tomorrow, we say to ourselves.

Most religions offer us a chance at redemption. We can correct our mistakes in order for our soul or being to be free of suffering after the time of our bodies has run out. This chance at redemption, however, comes at a steep price to us, because we often disregard much of our time as unnecessary because redemption diverts a greater emphasis towards our existence after our life is over. But what of our time here…now? Much of it is wasted.

Perhaps if we were to live our human life as if every action and decision we make, we would have to experience for an eternity, we could fully reach into the clouds as human beings and not wait until the after-life to do so.

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