I wish we really knew there was Heaven.
I asked him why this doubt
he said what if whe we die we just lie there like that all the time.
why hasn't anyone come back from heaven to tell us it's really there ?
I said you know about reincarnation right. so not to worry you onvioulsybare an old should in this young body asking me all these difficult questions.
he laughs and goes off.
a few min later he is back.
you know bheesma? (from the mahabharatha)
when he makes his vow the heavens shower flowers down
do you think if I made such a vow for would throw flowers down at me too?
I said it depends Bheeshma had a good reason for his vow. for you, if it's just because you dont like romance and marriage, God may just throw some tomatoes at you.
he giggles at this idea. is very tickled at the idea of this
still giggling he says even if god throw s tomatoes at least I'll know he exists.
ah.
before I can say anything he continues
I think God may be taking a bao everytime I'm angry or sad
well, I said I don't know about God's captives, I mean I cant rule out the possibility that God's naptime coincides exactly whenever you feel angry or sad.
but you know feeling angry, sad, scared, these are important feelings.. for one thing you find out what makes you feel this way
he interjexts, you mean like when building Lego,
I nod and say yeah, and you learn how to cope. for another when you overcome whatever makes you angry or sad or scared, you grow. like you have now finished your lego piece and it's beautiful you feel proud of yourseld for completing it.
he smiles. the questions end there for the night. whew.
so these are his thoughts.
is there god
is there heaven
if there is God why do i feel sad or angry at times?
how can I know for sure about god
deep questions for a 9 year old.
at some point I'll have to tell him its asking these questions that is important, and that he has to find his own answers.
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