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Why are we here?
This is what Maya asked us today, as she was snacking on some cheese: "Why are we, humans/people (люди) here on Earth?" To cover my shock, I first tried finding out why she was asking. She just said that it occurred to her, that's all. Now I guess this was one of those instances where it helps to be religious. "God made us in his image and put us here". There, all done. I guess she might then ask, "Who is God?" but then you give some standard answer that goes with your particular religion and that's been drilled into you since childhood. Instead, we ended up talking incoherently about apes learning to use tools and domesticating animals many, many thousands of years ago. Yikes.
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We have actually talked pretty extensively about the fact that some people believe in G-d, go to church every Saturday or Sunday to "talk to G-d" because they believe that the church is the best place to do it, that some people believe that our soul never dies even when our body dies, etc. When Valya's grandfather died recently, it helped her understand the funeral really well.
We also talked about the fact that although it's possible that our soul lives after our body dies, it's very hard to know for sure, and it's best to assume that this lifetime is very important, and really enjoy it. We talked about the fact that people who allow themselves to hate their school or their job without doing anything about it are spending much of their lives doing something they hate, and that's really a waste. Don't know if you want to bring any of that up - I used the same language in this post as I use in our conversations. Hugs!
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