What if...

Ricky · Nov 10, 2010

you died, and this is what happened?

(Not sure if this should be in here ...move as needed.)

I thought this was an interesting read, even tho its a bit long.

You were on your way home when you died.
It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me.
And that’s when you met me.
“What… what happened?” You asked. “Where am I?”
“You died,” I said, matter-of-factly. No point in mincing words.
“There was a… a truck and it was skidding…”
“Yup,” I said.
“I… I died?”
“Yup. But don’t feel bad about it. Everyone dies,” I said.
You looked around. There was nothingness. Just you and me. “What is this place?” You asked. “Is this the afterlife?”
“More or less,” I said.
“Are you god?” You asked.
“Yup,” I replied. “I’m God.”
“My kids… my wife,” you said.
“What about them?”
“Will they be all right?”
“That’s what I like to see,” I said. “You just died and your main concern is for your family. That’s good stuff right there.”
You looked at me with fascination. To you, I didn’t look like God. I just looked like some man. Or possibly a woman. Some vague authority figure, maybe. More of a grammar school teacher than the almighty.
“Don’t worry,” I said. “They’ll be fine. Your kids will remember you as perfect in every way. They didn’t have time to grow contempt for you. You wife will cry on the outside, but will be secretly relieved. To be fair, your marriage was falling apart. If it’s any consolation, she’ll feel very guilty for feeling relieved.”
“Oh,” you said. “So what happens now? Do I go to heaven or hell or something?”
“Neither,” I said. “You’ll be reincarnated.”
“Ah,” you said. “So the Hindus were right,”
“All religions are right in their own way,” I said. “Walk with me.”
You followed along as we strode through the void. “Where are we going?”
“Nowhere in particular,” I said. “It’s just nice to walk while we talk.”
“So what’s the point, then?” You asked. “When I get reborn, I’ll just be a blank slate, right? A baby. So all my experiences and everything I did in this life won’t matter.”
“Not so!” I said. “You have within you all the knowledge and experiences of all your past lives. You just don’t remember them right now.”
I stopped walking and took you by the shoulders. “Your soul is more magnificent, beautiful, and gigantic than you can possibly imagine. A human mind can only contain a tiny fraction of what you are. It’s like sticking your finger in a glass of water to see if it’s hot or cold. You put a tiny part of yourself into the vessel, and when you bring it back out, you’ve gained all the experiences it had.
“You’ve been in a human for the last 48 years, so you haven’t stretched out yet and felt the rest of your immense consciousness. If we hung out here for long enough, you’d start remembering everything. But there’s no point to doing that between each life.”
“How many times have I been reincarnated, then?”
“Oh lots. Lots and lots. An in to lots of different lives.” I said. “This time around, you’ll be a Chinese peasant girl in 540 AD.”
“Wait, what?” You stammered. “You’re sending me back in time?”
“Well, I guess technically. Time, as you know it, only exists in your universe. Things are different where I come from.”
“Where you come from?” You said.
“Oh sure,” I explained “I come from somewhere. Somewhere else. And there are others like me. I know you’ll want to know what it’s like there, but honestly you wouldn’t understand.”
“Oh,” you said, a little let down. “But wait. If I get reincarnated to other places in time, I could have interacted with myself at some point.”
“Sure. Happens all the time. And with both lives only aware of their own lifespan you don’t even know it’s happening.”
“So what’s the point of it all?”
“Seriously?” I asked. “Seriously? You’re asking me for the meaning of life? Isn’t that a little stereotypical?”
“Well it’s a reasonable question,” you persisted.
I looked you in the eye. “The meaning of life, the reason I made this whole universe, is for you to mature.”
“You mean mankind? You want us to mature?”
“No, just you. I made this whole universe for you. With each new life you grow and mature and become a larger and greater intellect.”
“Just me? What about everyone else?”
“There is no one else,” I said. “In this universe, there’s just you and me.”
You stared blankly at me. “But all the people on earth…”
“All you. Different incarnations of you.”
“Wait. I’m everyone!?”
“Now you’re getting it,” I said, with a congratulatory slap on the back.
“I’m every human being who ever lived?”
“Or who will ever live, yes.”
“I’m Abraham Lincoln?”
“And you’re John Wilkes Booth, too,” I added.
“I’m Hitler?” You said, appalled.
“And you’re the millions he killed.”
“I’m Jesus?”
“And you’re everyone who followed him.”
You fell silent.
“Every time you victimized someone,” I said, “you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you.”
You thought for a long time.
“Why?” You asked me. “Why do all this?”
“Because someday, you will become like me. Because that’s what you are. You’re one of my kind. You’re my child.”
“Whoa,” you said, incredulous. “You mean I’m a god?”
“No. Not yet. You’re a fetus. You’re still growing. Once you’ve lived every human life throughout all time, you will have grown enough to be born.”
“So the whole universe,” you said, “it’s just…”
“An egg.” I answered. “Now it’s time for you to move on to your next life.”
And I sent you on your way.
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Bubba Fuzz · Nov 10, 2010

Oh my, that would be very interesting. It leaves you with a lot of questions though. Kind of gave me a weird feeling of looking at earth and all the people here. Definitely an odd thought I have never thought about.

Guide Sales · Nov 10, 2010

damn..idk what to say... who every wrote that..props

Fate1 · Nov 10, 2010

That means I would own this site an moderate myself on what I post and ban them scammers which would also be me.

Ricky · Nov 10, 2010

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That means I would own this site an moderate myself on what I post and ban them scammers which would also be me.
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Correct.

Bubba Fuzz · Nov 10, 2010

I hope you don't mind but I posted this on facebook. I read it over several times and I don't know what it is but it just really makes me feel something else I can't really describe it.

kill dank · Nov 10, 2010

Well, It depends what is meant by "And I sent you on your way."
If I went into my next life, I would just experience it and act like a Chinese peasant girl from 540 AD. If I got to stick around a bit with you, I would try to remember stuff I liked to do in some of my past lives and suggest them accordingly.

Ricky · Nov 10, 2010

bubba fuzz said: ↑

I hope you don't mind but I posted this on facebook. I read it over several times and I don't know what it is but it just really makes me feel something else I can't really describe it.
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Go ahread bro,

My knowledge is your knowledge

davidh93 · Nov 11, 2010

OMMMGGG did you get this from highdeas? i read it there

Skaterdude456 · Nov 11, 2010

Honestly, i was thinking this the other day but differently. If you have seen the movie INCEPTION it would help me to explain myself a little better lol. Basically, people go into their dreams like its reality and try to ingrain an idea into a certain individual by going deeper into the dream levels. Anyways, I was thinking what if everything around us was just our own ideas. Like, you created everything in your mind but you have no idea that your really the only 'true' person on earth. In INCEPTION, the main guy created a world with him and his wife and they lived in it for many years but eventually she died to commit suicide since she didn't know what reality was anymore.

Sorry if its confusing, just hard to type what I'm trying to think. =D

w000t · Nov 11, 2010

Oh wow.
I would be left with so many questions. how do we (excuse me I ) know that this isn't true?

I honestly i am stumped i don't know what i would do.

Thats one interesting passage.

Honeo · Nov 11, 2010

So.. this story claims that one soul controls everyone?

Proc · Nov 11, 2010

That is probably one of the most interesting things I have read, afterlife wise.

Teh Ranger · Nov 11, 2010

Hmmm thats pretty interesting well great I am everyone and everyone is me....now wtf was my pass to my acc Zezima?

Well when I'll remember all of you will know cause your me ^.^

The Phat Big Kid · Nov 11, 2010

Very Good Read I almost didn't read it .. I would of been sad. What a really good way to look at Religion.

Ricky · Nov 11, 2010

Thanks for the positive feedback guys

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