Awareness is everything. Hallie once pointed out to me that people worry a lot more about the eternity after their deaths than the eternity that happened before they were born. But it's the same amount of infinity, rolling out in all directions from where we stand.
In her book "Animal Dreams," Barbara Kingsolver explores the concept of awareness in relation to life and eternity. She conveys that individuals often focus heavily on what happens after death, leading to anxiety about the future. This preoccupation with the afterlife tends to overshadow thoughts about the vast expanse of time that existed before one's birth, which is just as significant. Both states represent an infinite continuum that stretches infinitely in...
