I was told by an advertising executive one day that all
of your advertisements need to deliver some sort of hope for the people
you're trying to persuade into buying your products. Funny, if you think
about it, I got some and great advice about life from someone in the
advertisement business.
Most people are looking for hope, in everything they do. Most of our
daily activities revolve around hope and this gives our lives some sort
of direction. If you believe in an almighty being and creator of the
universe, often you will try to please him, ....or her, ....or it, in
hopes of entering the kingdom of heaven or the promised land after you
die.
Often our fears will increase our levels of hoping, the fear of doing
something against your religion can often inspire you to become a more
spiritual person, a good and moral person. Fear of making the wrong
choices will inspire us to make better, moral choices, all for the sake
of acquiring a ticket to Heaven or Nirvana. You're hoping, your good
deeds on earth will earn you a place in heaven.
Most people are afraid of dying and leaving this world, for good. They
don't know where they're going and that seems to scare most people. If
we can offer someone a little hope, that they are going to a much better
place than here, we can often ease the pain and suffering associated
with death. I have to admit, most religions of the world promise another
world, after we're done with this one.
If you're living a honest and moral life with the hopes of living a
bountiful life in heaven, could you be wrong. What if you're seeking
Hope in the wrong religion? If you're a Christian and the Hindus are
right and you're wrong, do you get to enter there eternal kingdom.
Think about this question, I'm about to ask you. What if spend your
whole life studying your religion and it's wrong? There is no heaven and
when you die, that's the end of your existence
Have you ever wondered why you believe in your religion and someone in
another country or even a couple of miles away believes in something
entirely different.
Don't get mad at me or yourself, simply think about the question for a
while, this question has transformed my life and put me on a wonderful
spiritual path of learning.
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