Sixth scene, the heavens, from 'The marriage of the gods' (Le nozze degli Dei)
Tell me 'bout Heaven...
By Mark Storer
“I don’t need no one to tell me ‘bout Heaven…
I look at my daughter, and I believe….”
Live, from their song, “Heaven”
Visions of heaven are as old as humanity, springing from every religion and even from some culturally earthbound practices, recorded as early as 3000 B.C.E. The notion that on a different plane from the earth is a place where peace, mercy, joy, love, and often holiness are obtained is, if not real, certainly apocryphal, for, as Hamlet asks, “who would bear the whips and scorns of time” were it not that there was indeed an “undiscovered country?”
It is as easy to dismiss the idea of heaven as it is to accept it. But that’s only because we don’t have any real proof of its existence, only written accounts and occasional hearsay from people who have had near-death experiences and report back that there is indeed a place of light and love where we can reunite with loved ones, find peace, and be closer to God.
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I look at my daughter, and I believe….”
Live, from their song, “Heaven”
Visions of heaven are as old as humanity, springing from every religion and even from some culturally earthbound practices, recorded as early as 3000 B.C.E. The notion that on a different plane from the earth is a place where peace, mercy, joy, love, and often holiness are obtained is, if not real, certainly apocryphal, for, as Hamlet asks, “who would bear the whips and scorns of time” were it not that there was indeed an “undiscovered country?”
It is as easy to dismiss the idea of heaven as it is to accept it. But that’s only because we don’t have any real proof of its existence, only written accounts and occasional hearsay from people who have had near-death experiences and report back that there is indeed a place of light and love where we can reunite with loved ones, find peace, and be closer to God.
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