We Naturally Desire more then this Life

Begin with the end in mind. The meaning of our lives is found in the end of our lives. Life is a road, living is the journey, we are all going forward to somewhere, some destiny, some definite place, the journey always finishes, the road always ends. Living can’t avoid the ending. The point of life is the full stop at the end. We find the meaning in the destiny and that is a place we call happiness. Catholicism says that our end is in God, for we come from God and we belong to God. We are God’s children and he always claims his own. We naturally desire more then this life. We have an innate instinct the desire for life, here now and forever. That is the real pain within. It can never be satisfied in this world, it is not meant to be satisfied here. That’s heaven’s purpose. We desire life beyond the finishing line. All the desires of the heart which come from within are satisfied by a corresponding outside reality. The desire for life beyond death, life everlasting, exists because it exists. You cannot long for a thing that did not exist. Animals do not desire life everlasting because there is none for animals. Man cannot desire for something that did not exist in reality. It may not be visible but it still does exist.  Our souls are immortal, they live forever. Our souls are our mind, will and heart. Our souls are “I” and “I” exists forever. Man was made forever. This is not all there is. God planted his image, and his immortality into the soul of man. That is why we desire what is beyond this world. That desire gives meaning and hope in this world.