Self-deprecation is worth its weight in smoldering phoenix-ashes and baby unicorn tears.
or; reflections on a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Published on September 19, 2007 By SanChonino In Religion
This was originally going to be a pithy one-liner about how the only cereal worth serving in heaven is Cinnamon Toast Crunch. (You people don't understand what that cereal does to me - and I've got FIVE FULL BOXES in my possession RIGHT NOW. ) But, in constructing a line full of pith, I began thinking. What would I really like heaven to be like? What would make some place in the hereafter HEAVEN for me?

So I thought that rather than subject the internet to my usual sarcastic comments, I'd open the question up to all of you.

Pretend like you've died and you get to go to heaven. (Even those of you who may not believe in heaven, play along. Use your imagination. It'll be fun.) What would your ideal heaven be like? Would it be filled with cherubic legions singing praises and playing harps? Or would it be filled with every gaming system ever known to man (and some that might not be known to man yet), along with every game you've ever wanted to play? Would it be a smörgåsbord of tasty treats, or would it be a buffet of a more intellectual flavor?

I'll probably answer in the comments section after a few of you have had a crack at it. Come on, JU, The Holy Saint of Women's Underwear wants to know what heaven would be for you.

Comments
on Sep 19, 2007
Gee, what a break.

An English breakfast would be served every day.
They'd brew the best beer in the World--called Heaven's Lager.
I'd have a lot of dogs because the 6 I lost would be re-united with me. The goldfish I don't miss that much.
I'd have my own Royal Telephone so I could discuss the problems of the World with God.
I'd eat lots of Heavenly Double Divine burgers---God would not give McDonalds a franchise.
I'd have a pool and Halle Berry would be swimming in it.
Halle Berry would give me a personal massage.
Halle Berry would...............................................uh, forget that.
on Sep 19, 2007
Halle Berry would...............................................uh, forget that.


Hey, man, it's YOUR personal heaven, after all. Go to town, mate.

Becoming pure consciousness, sans meat, just a thought zooming through all space and time for eternity is good enough for me.


Sounds like a speedy trip!

And speaking about consciousnesses rushing through space, there's a great rock opera about that idea: it's called the Universal Migrator by Ayreon. It's a story about the last human alive on the colony of Mars going into this "pre-incarnation" machine that (during the first disc) sends him back through time, and he sees important moments of history through the eyes of those who were there - such as the destruction of the earth in 2084, the first moonwalk, the discovery of America, a mayan sacrificial rite, all the way back to the first evolved man. In the second disc, he pre-incarnates back to the very first soul - the Universal Migrator, and hangs on for the ride as the Migrator rushes through space, finding a place to create a world. And while the last man alive is finishing his pre-incarnation as the Migrator, he dies - and his soul goes on to be the next Migrator, soaring through space and time.

Kinda silly sounding, but absolutely astounding - both musically and vocally. Check it out sometime if you want a crazy progressive rock opera.
on Sep 19, 2007
Nice topic. Lemme see.

First and foremost, everyone would be able to communicate well (including myself). In other words, no one would ever read, incorrectly, meaning into something someone else said. When you spoke, people would understand exactly what you were trying to say whether you worded it well or not. Why this? Because dammit I suck at wording things well

Infinite tolerance would abound. Everyone would see everyone else just like they should...as a part of the One.

Ok, let me stop being so serious.

There would be limitless fluffy baked potatoes full of cheese whiz for me. I love me some cheese whiz stuffed baked taters.
on Sep 19, 2007
Peace, quiet and lots of chocolate!!
on Sep 19, 2007
I like the fact that we will just think about being somewhere and will be there instantly. So we can go all over the place and put the airlines out of business at the same time. Sweet!

Of course you know just about every religious question should end in the answer, Jesus, right? So the fact that Jesus who created us and is the lover of our soul will be there in and amongst us is even a sweeter deal.

on Sep 19, 2007
Okay, assuming there is such a place, I'd be going for the sort of place designed by Japanese landscapers, with lots of Zen gardens and ponds, lots of beautiful trees and bamboos and pagodas where I can meet and hang with all my family and friends. And then there would also be a great studio full of the best equipment as well as some rocking house musicians.
on Sep 20, 2007
I've always found the idea of heaven and hell to be horrifically boring. I don't know if I could handle the crushing end to intellect, represented through their uniformity, that they are both supposed to be. What's the point of life after death if there's no thought? Life without being able to live - without challenges to overcome, curiosity to satisfy, basically anything worthy of a whim - is as bad as nothingness, because you get to feel yourself slip into madness and despair. To know that you just need to talk to someone who's losing their memory. The terror of it, of knowing that soon all days will be as one to you - frankly it freaks me out.

So all I want is change. Lots of different things happening pretty often and all my best mates (friends, ex-lovers, current lover/s - you know the deal) to share it with.

How the rest of the universe looks doesn't really matter to me as long as I've got good mates around and I won't get bored. A little bit of danger, a lot of excitement - that's the way to spend eternity, you have to do it with your mind constantly stimulated by new challenges and new experiences. Not the soul death of monotonous eternity.
on Sep 20, 2007

If I got to make heaven, it'd have Crunchberries rather than Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Me and the boys would eat Crunchberries while jamming with Woody and Leadbelly over by the railrad tracks!

on Sep 20, 2007
Cracklin' Oat Bran.  That stuff is so expensive for a small amount that Heaven will have all you want for free.  Ooh yeah.
on Sep 20, 2007
Cracklin' Oat Bran. That stuff is so expensive for a small amount that Heaven will have all you want for free. Ooh yeah.


Remember when (the very few times) Mom would buy that stuff and we'd go to town on that box of cereal? As in, the parents didn't even get any of it because you and I devoured the whole stinking thing? Man, I love that stuff.
on Sep 20, 2007
My heaven would just be a huge lovefest. It would be like everyone is on X except no one would be on X. There will be lots of laughter, fun and kindness. Oh and dynamaso, I could totally go for the zen garden too. I would get to go on a treasure hunt every day and find one incredibly fabulous find each day. I would still have to work for it because it would take all the fun out of it if it was too easy. I would have a huge house with lots of shelves and cubbies for all my collections that would never look cluttery because everything would have the perfect spot. There will be butterflies everywhere. Breakfast cereal doesn't feature in my heaven at all but I think there must be fresh strawberries every day. Oh, I would have fairy wings just because that would be fun. I could even metamorphasize into tiny flower fairy size without having to worry about getting eaten by a snake or bird.
on Sep 21, 2007
Remember when (the very few times) Mom would buy that stuff and we'd go to town on that box of cereal? As in, the parents didn't even get any of it because you and I devoured the whole stinking thing?


Reminds me of my kids now!!