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I know where Hell is.

October 20, 2009
By BethA GOLD, Ballarat, Other
BethA GOLD, Ballarat, Other
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Favorite Quote:
God gives with one and takes with another.


I am a Catholic, though not a practicing one.
Something occurred to me today that found me in a state of bother.
Heaven in my eyes exists.
Hell exists also.
Although, Heaven is a place where I have never been or seen before. We depict it to be joyous and beautiful and a place full of no pain or suffering, just true splendor.
So, automatically you would think that I would believe as part of my religion that Hell is a deep hole in the ground where Satan lives. It is a place full of fire and darkness. And anybody who has ever sinned in their lifetime or who does not believe in the Lord or Jesus will go to Hell when they die.

YOU ARE WRONG!

In my opinion, Hell is right in front of us. We are in Hell.
Planet Earth is Hell.
If Earth wasn’t Hell why would there be illness, why would there be sadness, why would there be robbery, why would there be rape, why would there be murder?
Many more awful things and people exist in our world, and I think there are some people in this world that make our society Hell for others.

For some, they live in Hell all the time. Think about drug addicts, homeless people, people who live in constant poverty who don’t even know when their next meal will come, do you not think that that is Hell?
You may have a different opinion, but this is just how I see our world.
Each one of us has evil inside of us; it is just unfortunately human nature. It cannot be stopped or prevented in anyway.
So when I say: “I know where Hell is”; you’re looking at it, you are breathing it in, you are eating it, you are smelling it, you are touching it, you are living in it.

We are evil and welcome to Hell.



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on Aug. 31 2010 at 2:45 pm
Phantom_Girl GOLD, Ft. Carson, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"If it comes out of the lion's mouth...it will be on the test."
-Mr. Bala

Interesting perspective

matt7 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 14 2010 at 1:03 am
matt7 BRONZE, Charleston, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel."
-Martin Luther

"Each one of us has evil inside of us; it is just unfortunately human nature" - glad you stated that, it is clear by looking at the world around us that humanity is totaly depraved. However, through Grace alone there can be love and righteous acts that doesnt seem to fit in a place called hell.

Jwill said...
on Apr. 16 2010 at 11:18 am
I am an agnostic, which means that i dont deny the existence of god, and i dont believe in him either. If there was a heaven and there was a hell, i think that your perspective on the topic is a very good one. Well done.

on Mar. 13 2010 at 4:57 pm
magic-esi PLATINUM, Hyde Park, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light."

While it is true that Earth is like hell , it is also like heaven in some aspects. However, I see what you're saying and your article's written really well. It captures people's attention, even if they disagree with you.

on Feb. 18 2010 at 7:01 pm
blandiloquentia, Tampa, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.”
Charles Bukowski

No. It's just that Hell is other people.

Truth said...
on Jan. 27 2010 at 10:27 am
The Lord is what created Earth, and he most certainly did NOT create Hell . Look around you at all the beauty that is in this world. God created the stars and the trees, and even you.Once you have taken into consideration the cold hard FACTS then you can rethink where exactly you think Hell is.

Stina said...
on Jan. 5 2010 at 10:34 am
If earth is hell then they would not exist love here either would it? Humans create pain for themselves, not the earth. And love can be found just about everywhere you look if you concentrate... if this is hell , then the flowers wouldnt smile up the the sun every day :)

thea22 GOLD said...
on Dec. 29 2009 at 6:20 pm
thea22 GOLD, Queens, New York
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i like ur writing style :) u shud check out some of my pieces some time

BethA GOLD said...
on Dec. 29 2009 at 3:03 am
BethA GOLD, Ballarat, Other
15 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
God gives with one and takes with another.

Thanks! I think that it is just a different perspective on the world we live in.

thea22 GOLD said...
on Nov. 30 2009 at 5:54 pm
thea22 GOLD, Queens, New York
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wow thats so true! even though planet earth can be hell for us sometimes it can be good