So what's it all about?  I know it sounds like I'm trying to be funny, but the older I get, the more I ask myself this question.  What is it all about?

--Frank

Dear Frank:

I remember in the 1980's a comedian on television made me laugh out loud with the line, "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?"  So you are not the only one grappling with what seems to be the most imponderable of questions in life.

The answer, according to the souls, is much more simple, and much more complex than we realize.  They tell us that our goal in this lifetime is to bring "Heaven" to the earth.   The souls live in a world of peace, joy and love--and because they understand each other at the very core of each soul's being, there is a respect and generosity which makes them want to work in community with each other, and not against each other.  There is no violence, or greed, or power struggle in the hereafter--they learn to share their love and joy of a perfect world, and live in complete harmony toward a bigger goal--to move ever closer to the Light.

I guess the bigger question here is why do we find it so hard to do?  Yes, there are many people who dedicate their lives to the service of others, and love without expectation.  They are few and far between.  Also, we are human, and prone to human failings.  We live in a world that often gets the better of us, and brings out the worst in us.

So how do we do it?  The souls have been very clear.  We do it one act of kindness at a time.  We stop and think about somebody else for a change.  We give without thought of return.  These are small steps, but can you imagine what would happen if each of us did just one at the same time?  It's easier than we think, and yet harder than we realize.  To bring the Light of the hereafter to the earth takes commitment to wanting to see change.  But it does happen, just not nearly enough.  But the souls tell us that each of us is capable of bringing joy and peace to those around us, if we want to.  And the more we want to, the more our journey on the earth becomes a success which we will be rewarded for in the hereafter.

--George Anderson