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What are the gods doing? What’s their “daily” life like?

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. If you were a god or goddess, what do you do all “day” long?

To explore this, we’re going to have to try to change our perspective. These guys don’t live the kind of linear existence we do, nor are they bound by a physical body. They aren’t really “bound” by anything, so in order to understand what it’s like for them, we need to try and imagine the infinite possibilities of existence.

Everyone loves a good superhero movie. There’s just something about a hero who can fly, has super strength, or has some superhuman ability that helps him save the day. In a lot of ways, this is how we see the gods. To us, they are the ultimate superheroes, with amazing abilities, these guys can literally do anything they want. But can they really?

The gods have completely different perceptions of time and space than we do. While I am not one of the gods, I can definitely imagine the kind of perceptions they may indeed have. The first one that really fascinates me is the perception of location. We humans only understand an existence where we are in one place or another, there is always a location where we are, and we can’t be in more than one at a time. That’s just the way it is, so, everyone else, our gods included, must exist in the same way, right? We are here, on earth, they are “out there” somewhere, up in the sky, out in space. Personally I think that is just our limited perception of the universe that makes us see it that way.

Imagine if you will an ocean. The Atlantic Ocean. A drop of water on the coast of Florida is the same as a drop of water on the coast of England, they are both part of the Atlantic Ocean. So where then does the Atlantic Ocean exist? In England, and Florida, and every other coast it touches. That’s a little like what I think it is for our gods. They are not “out there”, they are a part of the energy of the universe, call it electricity if you will. That electricity/energy literally exists everywhere, so it’s like a vast ocean that touches every part of the universe. Pretty much means you can be everywhere, and nowhere, all at the same time. There is no “where” when you are literally everywhere. A pretty difficult concept for the human mind to wrap itself around, but, there it is.

Time is the other aspect of their existence that I think they see quite differently than we do. Imagine this. The earth has 24 time zones, each one hour apart. Right now it might be 12 in the afternoon, in your time zone, but on the other side of the world, it’s midnight, and the next day even. Referring back to the location theory I mentioned earlier, knowing that the gods exist in all locations at once, therefore in no location at all, the same applies for the time in which they exist. We can’t be in both places at once, so we don’t see it as possible to exist in two “times” at once either. But the gods can. I think in their perspective, time is a lot like a sphere, the past and present and future all rolled into one, and they can perceive them all at the same time. Sound incredible? Not to them. It’s just the way they exist.

It’s difficult, as humans, to imagine the type of life our gods have, close to impossible even. And when we don’t know something, our imaginations go wild on us, trying to make sense of it all. The prevailing theory of our gods being “out there” came about many many years ago, when human beings had very little knowledge of the world around them, and indeed the universe. Why then, with all the knowledge we have acquired since, have we never updated our thought processes about how our gods exist? Why have we continued to believe that they exist like our ancient texts told us they did? The men that wrote those books did so only in the way they knew how, in the time they existed. I think it’s time to modify our religious beliefs to include new ideas, new theories, and not just take our ancient ancestor’s word for what is the reality of the situation.

Having faith is fine. Believe in the gods, in what the ancient texts say. But don’t get bogged down in them, and view them as the only, and final, source of information. I really don’t see the gods as beings who expect worship, rather, they want to assist us, to help us get to the level of existence they occupy. Their “daily” lives are not spent sitting on some throne out in space, waiting to zap any unbelievers or to shower gold and gifts on those who are faithful. It’s possible I suppose, but in my opinion, they’d rather spend their time observing the universe, being a part of it, and helping other life forms along in their development.

That in and of itself bears a lesson for us to learn as well. Rather than being occupied with our own petty differences and pointless drives for the acquisition of wealth and riches, we should be helping our fellow life forms, be they human or animal or plant. We are part of this planet, not just living ON it, and we should do our best to take care of it. That’s what the gods and goddesses do. They respect life in all its forms, and do not idly create and destroy on a whim. And neither should we.

So what’s a day in the life of a god like? I have no idea. I simply have no frame of reference to begin to understand their perceptions. There is so much they are that we humans have no capacity to understand. That’s why we think they are “super”. I’d bet that they don’t see it that way at all, to them, it’s “normal”, and it’s us who are super. We have the ability to imagine the possibilities, whereas they know all in an instant. We have time, one minute at a time, while for them, everything happens at once. There is something to be said for not knowing, to be able to be in awe of something, to wonder what’s out there. And maybe that’s why they are interested in us, why they want to assist us. Maybe they want to see the universe through OUR eyes. Maybe that’s why we might even be their children, growing up, someday to become just like them.

The day in the life of a god might just be a day in YOUR life, so make it a good one.