I think that when I die, God is going to ask me what I learned, and whom I learned it from. Did I search the far corners of this world of His for knowledge? Did I share what I learned with others? Did I open my mind to knowledge from every source, ...every person? -- He's going to want to know: did I really, -truly- live my life? Or did I put my mind in a box, and walk away.
Truthfully, it doesn't matter what the answer is... whether I did, or did not, is not going to affect my fate. God's love is perfect, and the idea of "perfect" seems to be misunderstood greatly by human beings. That's ok, we're -not- perfect afterall.
But, I think if I did the latter [mind in a box], I would be subject to God's... "disappointment", I suppose. While His love is perfect, He would have wanted more for my life.. more than just basic "happiness" as well, beyond that to things such as Experiences, Wonder, Amazement, Knowledge, and even confusion, frustration, seeking and searching. All a part of the process.
And while I have no delusions that I'd spend eternity in some lake-of-fire, I'd still be burdened with the fact that I failed at my only task assigned to me:
Live.
Truthfully, it doesn't matter what the answer is... whether I did, or did not, is not going to affect my fate. God's love is perfect, and the idea of "perfect" seems to be misunderstood greatly by human beings. That's ok, we're -not- perfect afterall.
But, I think if I did the latter [mind in a box], I would be subject to God's... "disappointment", I suppose. While His love is perfect, He would have wanted more for my life.. more than just basic "happiness" as well, beyond that to things such as Experiences, Wonder, Amazement, Knowledge, and even confusion, frustration, seeking and searching. All a part of the process.
And while I have no delusions that I'd spend eternity in some lake-of-fire, I'd still be burdened with the fact that I failed at my only task assigned to me:
Live.
