Why things happen? Look at your own body

When we are unhealthy, sick, fatigued, hungry, stressed, agitated, tired, injured, certain parts of our body begins to become malevolent. It starts to do things that cannibalize, become toxic, or even cripple certain parts. Aging is also accelerated.

All in the name of survival and self preservation. On the other hand, when an individual reaches a certain level of enlightenment, his/her body will finally begin to work together. Self preservation will no longer be the goal. The body will be able to handle energy so magically efficiently that it may no longer require any nourishment and aging stops. It will in fact, create an abundance of energy that the individual will have an excess that can also benefit other individuals around him or her.

I haven't understood completely why the state of the Universe, the state of Nature, and the state of Humanity as it is where the rule is the 'survival of the fittest' which seems to be the 'norm' and contradicts what is said in the Bible that one day, death, tears, sorrow, pain will finally end...

Because we are parts of a body as also said in the Bible. Perhaps whatever, the entity we are a part of, is going through difficult times. And by cosmological timeline, this could amount to a very long time.....

And when the difficult times come to an end, there will no longer be any destruction. There will be an overflowing abundance of matter and energy that will no longer be harmful, but will benefit all.

We may never understand or witness this concept of a much different universe because human life is so short. Humanity's existence is like a fleeting spark compared to the vastness of the Universe. That's why we don't understand so many things.

I haven't understood completely why the state of the Universe, the state of Nature, and the state of Humanity as it is where the rule is the 'survival of the fittest' which seems to be the 'norm' and contradicts what is said in the Bible that one day, death, tears, sorrow, pain will finally end...

Survival of the fittest just makes common sense. It simply is what it is. As far as what is meant in the bible regarding "one day death, tears, sorrow and pain will finally end..." Wouldn't you think that meant when you die and go to the next place? Also seems to make perfect sense.



[edit on 20-5-2009 by Excitable_Boy]

Originally posted by Excitable_Boy
Survival of the fittest just makes common sense. It simply is what it is. As far as what is meant in the bible reagrding "one day death, tears, sorrow and pain will finally end..." Wouldn't you think that meant when you die and go to the next place? Also seems to make perfect sense.

If common sense meant achieving better results, then survival of the fittest doesn't make sense anymore.

Even if there's an after life. We should still strive to improve the lives of everyone around us, not eliminate or discriminate them if they are weak or ugly, or dumb.

I've known people, especially those that are 'disadvantaged' in life for many reasons, and in my own experience. If all you had ever known is a difficult life then you cannot trust, if you can't trust, you can't love. You'll just perpetuate and spread this life of coldness and people will never know or reach enlightenment or at least, will make it very difficult to achieve. Without love, everything becomes difficult. We get sickly and stuff. It's not a good exercise of common sense.

BTW, the love I meant is that you can love a person in the same intensity as you love yourself even if that person is of no worth to you. A person with many friends doesn't automatically mean he/she is loved or loves...

[edit on 20-5-2009 by ahnggk]