When watching an episode of two teachers talking about the myths and logics of history. At first it was very interesting but after a while I started to zone out and eventually forget what I was originally going to write but managed to regain a little of the subject.
What I thought was interesting was the relations the two men made to the apple of eden and the the snake in different religions and writings. Through that there is also a relation throughout almost every religion. Buddism, Shintoism, and Christianity all have links that relate to each other. I think it was along the lines of there is a sign of eternity in each religion, but how the eternity is seen.
There was a disscussion in our class about how dfferent religions could interpret eterniy as life or knowledge.
There was also the idea that eternity could be the "here and now" because the past is what we regret and the future is never knowing, but the present; right now, is... well "nothing". This isn't the nothing as nothing exists, its that there is nothing to call this moment in time, you do not regret what you are doing right now, only right after or later on.
I missed the reason for the story of the building carpenter and the king who wanted a larger castle for himself. What I did catch from the story was that eternity can be punishable and that you may not have eternity when you think you do.
My definition is something I have not figured out just yet. Although I have been thinking of this for a while, it would not just occur to me in one day. I would like to believe that not everything is a lie and is not all set in stone but I cannot be sure if that is how I really feel. If everything was set in stone and as cold as it seems then I wouldn't have to constantly wonder but still I guess thats why people say we should have faith, to wonder.
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