4am thoughts
So I have been thinking a lot about life lately. The idea of a god, afterlife, and faith. I am personally agnostic.
My belief of or in God or heaven is simply based on the fact that I do not know. I do not believe it is possible for anyone to know the truth when it comes down to matters like this. There are so many religions in the world and I believe no one has the right to tell anyone else their religion is better or more correct than anyone elses. This is faith, belief that is not based on proof.
So without religion why lead my life as a good person?
I simply compile the information that I do know, the facts. I know one day I will die. I do not know what will happen after that besides the fact that my body will decompose in the ground. All of my energy will be returned back to the earth. This is a guarenteed afterlife or transference to another place. Your physical energy is transferred through other lifeforms. Remember, energy can not be created or destroyed.
This then leads me to expand beyond the physical destruction of my body and I think about the possibility of a soul or spirit continuing on. Well this again, as I discussed before is not guaranteed. But what is? The memory others have of me and the trace I left on this earth. These memories may or may not last forever and be passed on through generations. But I do know that every action I take has an effect on something. In a ripple effect my actions every day can change the present and future forever. This is your afterlife, a guaranteed one. So, I simply want to lead a good life and be a good person because I want my impact on this earth to be an overall good one. I hope that every decision I make somehow has a positive effect on someone else, which can continue on forever.
I then start to think about the power of art and creation. Anything that is created by anyone helps to prolong their “afterlife” because it is a piece of them which is left behind. This is why I believe that anything that has to do with creation is the most powerful thing anyone could ever do. Think about all the painters, musicians, poets, writers, photographers you have seen or learned about. You have a window into their lives, heart and soul, even though they may have been dead for 100 years, you can feel their emotions. Every art piece has a feeling, everything created by human hands has some sort of bias and meaning which only the creator/artist could have accomplished. So, if you want your legacy, soul, memory or afterlife to continue on forever, create.
