All religions acknowledge this ultimate reality: On the roulette wheel of Life, even if we are among the fortunate few who achieve health, fame, fortune and love, our winning streak is doomed to expire. In the end, the House always wins; we all die, by one unpleasant means or another. In my opinion, the only important differences between world religions is in how the leading lights of each faith envisioned what comes afterward.
To my way of thinking, altogether too much has been made of the monotheism-polytheism-deism-theism-pantheism debate, and the same thing goes for reincarnation, pro and con. I know what I believe; the only thing I really want to know for sure is, what happens in the final reality after all time has ended. When the universe has contracted and all the suns are gone, when everything is finished and all our stories have been told, will I—and will all the souls I have ever loved, both human and animal—be okay? I mean, really okay? What are the House Rules?
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Oh, you're welcome, Ted, and thank you for your kind words as well. I look forward to hearing more from you. :-)
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Thank you, Jason, for your most generous review; it's the best one I ever got! I read your review of The Memory Garden, and rated
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Ted, Thanks for the excellent post. It paints seemingly-broad strokes with the left hand hand while simultaneously drawing hundre