Saying Good Bye

All good things must come to an end. College. A good book. An epic movie. A powerful song. Love. Life.

If this small rock in time and space was the beginning and end of our existence, why make it better? Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! Why have any hope or purpose? Darwinistic philosophy would teach us the survival of the fitness and that we should abide by the law of the jungle. What point is there even to living? Life is a random act, morality is a devised concept and love is merely a chemical reaction. Somehow, I think we were meant for so much more.

Heaven is a fulfillment of everything that we have held dear. It is the culmination, the grand coronation of everything that we have longed for. As St. Augustine said, "You have made us for yourselves, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." Our heart's longings and desires have been twisted and turned into this mess of modern nihilistic and egotistical philosophy. Only upon another land can we ever be completed. As we migrate across this open plain, we head towards the Jordan River. One day we shall cross.

Up from the riverbanks, the immense reflections of crystal walls and pristine land will the city of Jerusalem shine down upon us. The gates beckon us to run, taking shelter in the warmth of the city square. There was will find lost friends and embrace new ones. The chapters do not end, for it is only the beginning of our adventure.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining like the sun,
We've no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

An adventure that never ends, continuing in eternal freshness. Like the Grey Havens of Lord of the Rings, youth and vigor is preserved. One day. One day.