To suppose, as many do,that this life is some sort of precursor to another eternal life of idealized perfection (e.g. heaven) is not just ignorant, it is contrary to the reality of perfection, and the reality of eternal life; it is contrary to heaven itself.
This life is your eternal life, and it is already perfect. If it wasn't perfect (in the absolute sense) then you simply would not exist. Think about it. In order for you to exist, circumstances going all the way back to the Big Bang had to be exactly what they were, i.e. perfect. You are the product of perfection! If one single atom had spun up instead of down ten billion years ago, our solar system wouldn't exist today, and of course neither would you.
But, that atom did spin down, and in combination with trillions upon trillions upon trillions of other profound events, equally significant, we came into being. If just one of those events of the tiniest impact had been any different, any less perfect, then the universe, our world, and you, would simply not be.
This is not some mystical idea that requires blind faith to believe. It is a fundamental and self-evident truth that takes only a little honest introspection, and courage to challenge your established beliefs, for you to see it, and comprehend it for yourself. You needn't take my word or anyone's word for it. The universe was created perfect, for all with eyes to see and bear witness too. And it will remain perfect throughout all of eternity.
James T. Kirk once said (in a Star Trek book that I don't remember the title of off hand), "The doors to truth are guarded by paradox and confusion. If we turn our back to these, they will remain closed behind us." So, if we are to know truth, we must accept confusion and paradox, but only because we look at eternity through mortal eyes; we see infinity through the finite, and it makes no sense.
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