Anybody want to live forever? The news on the Today show today would make you think so. Scientists think that within 10 or 20 years aging will be able to be reversed and we'll live a really long time. Uh Hunh! It was exciting to hear, but what about the problems associated with it?
The first thing I thought of was "Where is everybody going to live?" At our current rate of population growth, it wont be long before there's not enough room for everybody to live if no one dies or people live for 5,000 years. And what about food? With all that room needed for people to live, we won't be able to grow enough food on the limited acreage available for everyone. And what if you have a non-lethal disease or physical disability? Would you want to live forever? How long could you take it?
And the biggest problem of all: Can Heaven wait? This will be quite the dilemma for Christians as well as people of other faiths as they struggle with whether they want to live forever, or will they want to go to their version of heaven or nirvana or whatever? As a Christian, I find this to be a real dilemma. Paul struggled with this in Philippians 1:21-26. His conclusion? It is better to remain and be profitable for the Lord. But sometimes I feel so weary, it would be better if it all ends. Peace at last.
As a person with ADHD I find it difficult to make choices, sometimes choices paralyze me and I can't do anything at all. I have a hard time imagining living for 5,000 years or more with ADHD. Maybe I'd get better at handling it. Then again it could be the same old story day after day. Time will tell. They don't have this figured out yet so I don't have to worry about it for 10 years or so. Or should I?
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