I Know How The Afterlife Works

Its very simple. "The afterlife", whatever that is, should be a fair and straightforward way to reward those who were good and punish those who were not.

I also believe that, once you are part of the afterlife, there should be opportunities for you to grow and learn and possibly even earn a better and better afterlife for yourself.

BUT, if you are not one of those who should be rewarded, and you are not one of those who grows, then your experience in the afterlife (it stands to reason), will be a very negative one.

But even that doesn't seem so straightforward, because if you deserve punishment, who hands it out? Does God? Seems unfair to make a kind and loving God punish anyone. So who do you give that job to, without putting someone fair and honest into the unenviable position of having to dish out punishment for those who deserve it. Sounds like a terrible job for a fair person or deity.

So here is my very simple afterlife equation.

The afterlife should be an opportunity for a person to drive themselves around as a passenger on an eternal road-trip.

That way, if you are a good and kind and understanding person, you will be taxiing around a good and kind and understanding person.

And if you are an asshole, you will be the chauffeur of an asshole.

More than that, if you are the type of person who complains about everything, you will hear nothing but complaints.

If you are a praise-giver, you will hear nothing but kind words of encouragement.

Following the plan literally, you will be your own passenger, driver, and back-seat driver. You will reward and punish yourself with your own spirit, soul, and demeanor.

You will spend an eternity treating yourself the way you treat others. Good for good, bad for bad, helpful and tolerant for peace and love... you get the picture.

And what if, after some eons of living with oneself, a spirit begins to grow toward the rewards and the fairness and love? Then your growth is immediate for you will instantly find yourself in the company of a spirit that is, likewise, better and nicer, and more lovely than before.

It has been said a million times "put yourself in someone else's shoes".

Maybe you ought to put yourself in your own shoes.

And don't wait until you are dead to do it.