In case you haven’t noticed, I do have a bit of a penchant for drama and it’s got me into many scrapes over the years actually. (I remember the time I threw plates around someone else’s kitchen) Anyway, I will be leaving these British Isles shortly and I thought just a few minutes ago that I could jot down a few words about how sad it is to leave etc. The intended title of the blog post was ‘The time of the last things begins’, sort of ‘this is the last time I’ll go shopping at Tesco’s, how sad’ or ‘this is my last pint’ etc. Boring, I know. I’m really glad I decided that it would be way too dorky to write a kitschy post like that because just by accident, in choosing that title, I would’ve been talking about the end of everything! According to the Global Catholic Network, the “the last things are death, judgment, heaven and hell’. Yikes!
I knew the phrase ‘the last things’ was awfully familiar! From watching ‘Supernatural’! Which is the normal person’s access road to Christianity, or rather Christian mythology. How weird is that eh…but how absolutely delicious to watch too!
Gee, it’s been a long week. Anybody interested in learning about the Last Things, read below and look forward to the weekend. Cheerio.
Death is the separation of man’s mortal body and immortal soul. It comes to all men as a result of original sin. It is a temporary state, for at the end of the world, all men shall rise again to be judged by Christ. Thus the whole man, body and soul, will be rewarded for the good or evil that he has done, body and soul, in this life.
At the moment of death, each human person is judged by God based on his conduct in this life, and goes immediately to his reward or punishment.Moreover, at the end of the world, Jesus Christ will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. At that time, God’s whole plan for the world shall be revealed, and his mercy and justice demonstrated.
Heaven is the eternal state of perfect happiness resulting from the face to face vision of God, which is the reward of those who have served Him in this life.
Hell is the eternal state of torment and despair which awaits those who, in this life, have freely rejected God and the happiness which He offerse.
Before the end of the world, there will be an intermediate state called purgatory. There, those who are bound for heaven, but whose love for God is still marred by some imperfection, undergo a temporary period of purifying suffering. When this purification is complete, they are fit to enter God’s presence and are admitted to the joys of heaven.
At the end of a long working day, or in the middle during a break, or in your free time at home, what is it that you most long to play? A geeky memory game!!! And here’s a version you can play right now: it’s been created by digital artist Barbara Parkman and is called Flower Match. It’s my sweetener at this stage of my life (which is the PhD finishing stage) and I thought I’d share. Barbara writes all the animations and 3D graphics in her free time and that’s pretty impressive. That there’s a sweet little game with flowers among her products – good for me and you, eh 
Solitaire gets old – is old! – and Pearl Poppers which I have also tried just so as to take the edge off (let’s assume there’s no alcohol readily available; computer games are the next best thing, right?) but Pearl Poppers stresses me out right now. All that speed and concentration you need for it, can’t be bothered. I wonder how the wee children that it’s been made for handle all the stress…A few sweet flowers are about it right now, so Flower Match it is for me. I’m not very good at it actually; I need about 4:30 mins to find all the matches. Still, it’s fun.
