Will our memory in eternity be perfect or selective? If it is perfect, will all of the fog and distortion be removed so that we see everything with clarity? That could be very painful, let alone embarrassing. If it is selective, what is the criteria?
I believe that there are reservoirs within us. Those reservoirs contain buried treasure, and to be honest, dead frogs. There are many things that I will celebrate remembering. There are many things that I don’t want to admit happened.
In this day and age as we get older and die later, dementia and mental problems become a real issue. We look at loss of memory as a tragedy. It can be if we forget who our grandchildren are. It can be if we forget things that are treasures in our life. At the same time we are probably able to forget some of our worst moments. I don’t think I’m there yet, so I’m not sure how this works. Some people may totally dispute this and say that they remember their failures with great clarity, and wonder if they were ever successful at anything.
As anything I ever say, having to do with eternity, I fall back on the belief that whatever God has for us is going to be so more glorious than what we have now that we won’t even recognize where we come from. I picture harmony with 100 parts. I picture delectable delights with no health issues. I picture scintillating arguments with no anger and possibly no resolution.
There are times when I can hardly wait, but God says I have to.
homo unius libri
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Opus 2024-252: Precious Memories
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