A bar that serves no alcohol and has no sexual attractions or other excitements would lose all of its attraction. Planet earth is such a bar because in it man thrives on stimulating substances, is depending on procreation and indulges in senseless activities. Their sudden disappearance would mean the end of human life and since there is a huge universe, man would appear somewhere else to have fun. The physical body came into existence because man needed a barroom to escape from facing God.
Man's life is not real. He should never be afraid to walk out of this world, which of course does not mean committing suicide. There certainly is a life that lies above the physical body, but what his new body may look like need not be his concern. A physical body is very limited, it can only see, hear, taste, touch and smell. If man became aware that he lives by its domain and only indulges in sex, emotionalism and egogratifications, he would get out fast. Giving up coarse, crude, vulgar, gross, lewd, obscene, offensive sensations has to become the purpose of his life. It is his duty to walk out while he is still alive.
Sow a thought and you reap and act. Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. It's so simple is it not?
What is right can never be destroyed, so do only right and you shall live forever.
metaperl 2005-10-03