If the soul is everlasting, how come what we do on limited time is important?

[Ori]

If we are all immortals caught in a physichal shell for just a brief moment of time, why is this world and our time spent in it so imporatnt?

 

[Scuba Pete]

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind​

Lovin' Spoonful​

Did you ever have to make up your mind​

Pick up on one and leave the other behind​

It's not often easy and not often kind​

Did you ever have to make up your mind​

Did you ever have to finally decide​

Say yes to one and let the other one ride​

There's so many changes and tears you must hide​

Did you ever have to finally decide​

Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes, cute as a bunny​

With hair down to here, and plenty of money​

And just when you think she's that one in the world​

You heart gets stolen by some mousey little girl​

And then you know you'd better make up your mind...​

Sometimes you really dig a girl the moment you kiss her​

And then you get distracted by her older sister​

When in walks her father and takes you a line​

And says, "You better go home, son, and make up your mind"​

And then you bet you'd better finally decide...​

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The soul is eternal... however we are given a life time to decide where we want ours to be. ​

 

[michel]

If we are all immortals caught in a physichal shell for just a brief moment of time, why is this world and our time spent in it so imporatnt?

That's not a question that can be answered with one answer.

First you have to decide what you believe in; some believe, as you have implied, that we just have 'one quick' go at things here on Earth, and then we spend the rest of eternity sitting on clouds playing a harp; others think that there is nothing after death; I personally believe that we lead many lives, each one for the purpose of learning a paricular lesson.

 

[Unedited]

If we are all immortals caught in a physichal shell for just a brief moment of time, why is this world and our time spent in it so imporatnt?

Who says it is?

 

[kreeden]

Who says it is?

That the soul is immortal ? Or that the time we spend here is important ? Or both ?

 

[James the Persian]

If we are all immortals caught in a physichal shell for just a brief moment of time, why is this world and our time spent in it so imporatnt?

Because we aren't immortal souls caught in a physical shell. I can't speak for other religions, but that certainly is not the Christian teaching. Those Christians who do believe such are following either Greek philosophy or the dualism of the Gnostics and not the teaching of the early Church. If you're not referring to Christianity at all then there is nothing for me to answer to.

James

 

[Peace]

If we are all immortals caught in a physichal shell for just a brief moment of time, why is this world and our time spent in it so imporatnt?

The time spent on this earth is so important because it's the one that will determine which life we will lead afterwards, in the afterlife... our eternal life. We are on this earth mere guests and passengers who come to be tested and then go back to our Creator to be judged. It's up to us, and up to our deeds on this earth that will make us lead either an eternal happy life full of bliss or an eteranl miserable life full of torture and God's wrath.

Peace be with you,
Peace