The recent deaths of BeeGee, Robin Gibb and disco queen, Donna Summer got me thinking about different kinds of heavens.
I did some research on this subject and I listed the results from the least appealing to the most appealing. Starting from the bottom, here's my list:
- Muslim Heaven: Living an afterlife with sexual fantasies about virgins may appeal to someone who didn't get enough in this life, but it doesn't turn my crank. I want to solve the mysteries of life and death and do good everywhere in the universe.
- Christian Heavens: According to which denomination you study, you'll get a different long-winded version of Heaven. This includes Swedenborgism and Christian Science. This is heavy slugging for the mind.
- Mormon Heaven: This was the shortest and easiest descripton that I read concerning a "Christian" sect. It rates much higher than those above.
- Native-American Mysticism: Basically, this is just tapping into the spiritual energy that's in the spiritual world and doing good with it. May "The Force" be with you.
- What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson: This is an interesting story about a man who loses everything and gets it back again. You might call it "Job In The Next Life". Fascinating tale that offers a good explanation for reincarnation.
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut: Aliens set up a new Adam and Eve after they accidently destroy the universe: One of the best books of the 20th century.
- Star Trek featuring "The Nexus" and "The Q Continuum": Eternal life in desirable conditions may present problems. This sci/fi series was up to the challenges presented in the above episodes.
- Nirvana: This isn't the 1990's rock group. This is a state of obtaining "The Joe Cool Award".
- Personal Insights Into Death And Beyond: I wrote a blog on "The Darkside of Rock and Roll" which relates to the recent deaths of Whitney Houston, Donna Summer and Robin Gibb. There seems to be a pull from the other side of the grave on some rock performers.
- That's Heaven To Me by Sam Cooke: Music stimulates pleasant memories and thoughts and that's a big chunk of Heaven.