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Does Belief in an Afterlife Diminish One's Apreciation/Love of this Life?

arthra

arthra

Baha'i
Sunstone said:
Does belief in an afterlife in any way diminish one's appreciation and/or love for this life? If so, why or how? If not, why not?
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In my view.. we have a purpose in this life to acquire virtues and to draw near to God...to love and worship Him... We should leave this world a better place if at all possible and strive to abolish prejudices and work for peace. To me the next world is a spiritual world and with God's mercy we can continue to progress... We can also pray for those still close to us in this world.

There is a sense in which salvation can be both social in this world as well as personal for the individual in a spiritual sense.
 
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