One month later…

I remember everything like it was yesterday and the experience has profoundly changed me.  The sun shines brighter, water tastes sweeter, the air smells cleaner, and with a sense of ‘my place’ in the great scheme of things, everything ‘simply’ makes more sense.  I’ve shared a few of the things I experienced with a few ‘very close friends’ but still feel a little bit reticent to talk to anyone about it in any depth.  My ‘new’ view of the world is ‘all encompassing’ and has affected every aspect of my life.  I’m amazed at how easy it is to interact with other people now and quite simply, ‘get things done’.  I seem to be able to read their intentions ‘despite’ what they might actually be saying and it just saves so much time…  I’ve also stopped feeling like I haven’t ‘done’, or ‘achieved’ enough in my life.  I feel good, I feel strong, and I want to feel this way for the rest of my life…

“How do we develop harmony within ourselves?”

“There are three elements a soul can use to help guide the development of harmony within itself and its environment.  The first is ‘empathy’ with others and their needs.  The second is ‘willingness’ to adapt to each unique situation.  The third is ‘motivation’ in continually working to develop and improve itself.  These ‘key elements’ are in plain sight, for ‘all souls’ to see if they look with uncluttered thoughts and an open heart, but in order to reap the ‘greatest rewards’ from their use, a ‘soul’ needs to understand they must be applied with simplicity of thought, interpretation and action.”

I only have one last question left.  I’ve been asking it most of my life, but now I actually have the opportunity to hear the answer, my fear of his reply makes me hesitant to ask…

“What is the meaning of life?”

He smiles then says “I’ll show you, look up.”

With memories of hell still fresh in my mind, my heart sinks as I look upwards.  The sky goes black, pitch black.  “There’s nothing up there” I say.

“Before the beginning, there was only god, a single sentient entity, nothing else” is his response.  Then the same someone or something I can’t see whispers “Let there be light.”

The sky explodes and I sit there with Lucifer mesmerised, watching the light of creation change down through the spectrum as it cools then collect into clusters that slowly start to turn.

“The first law of existence is all matter must be organised in harmonious structure,” He says ” it is the force that holds creation together, and the composition of the entity you know as god can be considered to be the perfect harmonious structure.”

The clusters get bigger and I watch as ‘stars’ start to form in their centres.  The darkness is returning now but it’s not empty anymore…

“But there is more to life than its composition” he continues, “Free will is the definition of sentient life, and all sentient life ‘without exception’ needs sustenance in the form of energy to maintain its structure and stimulation to maintain its mind” he tells me as little points of golden light start to appear ‘everywhere’.  Instinctively I know they are from the soul of the creator and I watch as they too, gently fall into the still forming stars, seeding the universe with the potential to create life itself.

“God created this reality and breathed life into it with the ability to develop, evolve and transcend to join the creator ‘as an equal’.  Before the beginning there was only god.  At the end of the beginning, god will no longer be alone.”

As much as I try to reject his answer, I just can’t.  I know he’s not lying but still have to ask… “how do I know you are telling me the truth?”

“Truth has a special energy, and when spoken, the words vibrate in perfect harmony with each other.  All souls born into this world have th….”

“…the ability to hear, yes I know you’ve already told me that…. But look why me why am I the one you are telling this to?”

“Because you are lis….”

“…Yes I know, because I am listening…  Are there others, others like me?”

“There has been many over time, and there will be more as the ‘conscious awakening’ continues to spread throughout your race.  When enough reach this level of development an evolutionary leap will bring about the transcendence.”

The weight of the knowledge is starting to bear heavy on me but I’ve come too far to turn back now.  “Is it possible for me to see… this entity… this creator?” I ask him.

“Yes.” he replies. I take a long last look at the wonder of creation and breath in deeply as everything around me fades away to…

“And what ‘exactly’ is gods will?”

“Gods only desire is for you to live, experience, learn and evolve. This entity is neither benevolent or malevolent, it is simply the first movement, or as you would put it ‘Let there be light’, there is more truth to this than you realise.”

“Are you saying that we simply don’t matter? There is no higher purpose.  That we are essentially alone in an uncaring universe?”

“Everything in existence is important and has a role to play in gods great plan.  The largest things in your universe are made up of the smallest particles in existence, the people you consider to have the most pointless lives act as examples to others on how not to live, and for souls to be able to develop there has to be an equal balance between right and wrong, success or failure on the decisions they make ‘without intervention’.  The importance of existence is its structure and the framework it provides souls to develop in. ‘Everything’ is part of god and god has a purpose.”

I feel strangely uncomfortable asking my next question but to be honest the word ‘strange’ doesn’t come close to describing this entire situation so I ask it anyway…

“Is gods purpose the meaning of life?”

“Yes.”

Ok, so far so good, let’s just ask this outright and get it over with. Nothing ventured…