Night of June 31, 2009

I had a dream last night and when I awoke, I wondered if I'd been in one of the learning classes that Sylvia Browne writes about where they are led by a great master, like Jesus. Here is the dream:

I was sitting in a classroom and the question was asked:

"An ape was found hanging dead from a tree. Why do you think he committed suicide?"

The teacher pointed to me and I asked for a few moments to meditate on the answer. Meanwhile, another student said, "The ape must have been very sad and wanted to end his life."

That's when the answer came to me:

The ape may very well have been sad but although an ape has some basic emotions, he does not have the ability to rationalize and say to himself, "Because I'm so sad, I need to kill myself to get rid of this emotional pain." Only humans have that ability.

When I awoke, I pondered this question and the answers. Yes, as humans, we have free will. If we want badly enough to end out life, we can. However, life is the greatest gift from our creator and to end it through suicide is slapping God in the face. It is not the answer. We, as humans, are here to learn our 'lessons' and then move on to grow in spirituality.