by Carla Visocchi

Created on: January 25, 2009

Heaven. A stereotypically picture-perfect, serene, golden gated city where blue skies reign over fluffy white clouds, to represent the ground that is walked on. The ideal post-death destination for those who have spent their entire lives doing what is right, what is good, for the sole purpose of arriving at this destination. Free of charge.
It is an absolute fact that an individual would be good for the extent of their life, just to get a chance to visit what is beyond these golden gates. But, there are two extreme faults with this statement. First, there is no way one can constantly be good. Second, as desirable as it seems, there is no such place as heaven, and in the same breath, there is no hell, either.

How can one even be so gullible as to believe that their actions on this earth will carry over, and determine their destiny into the afterlife? Of course, these actions matter when one is on earth, as far as reputation and status goes. It is one's actions that define them as a person, yet, these behaviours are insignificant after death, with the exception of making an impact in society. To think that these deeds will decide one's fate after death is too far gone. After death, one does not go anywhere but underground, or is cremated. End of story. The body does not go anywhere. It remains inside the coffin for centuries, and decays.
How can we, as human beings on earth, know about said "heaven", when apparently only those who have died can enter it? The dead can never come back to life to describe such a place, which renders it even more of a lie. It is mind-boggling at how such an idea as this can become so popular and known world-wide, believed by so many individuals, when there is no exact way of knowing that it exists. This reveals that the general public are more willing to believe fiction than fact. The fact that one can believe in a non-existent concept, but have no faith in one that truly exists divulges that society is unwilling to accept reality as it stands. Instead, they pour their faith into something that cannot be proven to be genuine.
Heaven cannot be defined as more than a fictional place where only those who are "good" belong. With great sadness, I pity those who actually believe in such a place, although I must say that they do have a good imagination. But, it is about time that devout believers snap out of this illusion, and get on with their lives.

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