“THE PROBLEM IS NOT WETHER HUMAN SOUL IS IMMORTAL...BUT WHAT OUR OWN IMMORTALITY WILL BE LIKE". "The Challenges of Life", by Ignace Lepp

 

For some mysterious coincidence, books by authors with my same vision of the Universe very often fall into my lap. Such is the case of Ignace Lepp, originally from Estonia, whose above statement reflects exactly my vision of eternity. In a few words this author describes how the generalities created by different religions leave aside the most important aspect of existence: i.e. that each one of us has the freedom to shape the life that will take place, or not, when we leave this planet. Because although all of us human beings belong to the same race, we are all spiritually different. As a result, not only our path through this life will be profoundly dissimilar from one another, but also our next journey will be like no other. What then is the existential difference between human beings? Even though we all face similar life challenges for survival, the energy with which we face these obstacles cannot be taught nor explained. Each one of us must discover its own path without help. Later, if this mysterious energy is finally found, some of us will start walking a path of strange beauty and deep mystery. It is then that we begin feeling compassion for others, learning at the same time how to respect animals and plants just because they are alive. This is the way in which, slowly but surely, one day we will finally reach the land of mysterious coincidences; we start thinking about someone and they suddenly call us, we need to find a job and a friend tells us about the opening we were looking for, the car starts to malfunction and when it stops, we realize we are in front of a gas station, etc.… Suddenly life stops being an endless sequence of challenges and disagreements to become a path with a specific objective: to respect others, take care of our surroundings and be generous. We finally understand that whatever we do, even our smallest daily tasks -a smile to someone on the street, a friendly message, offering help to who needs it, giving an apology- are the white little *Gretel pebbles that will lead our steps towards a life of meaning.

*Hansel and Gretel is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of the Grimm Fairy Tales.