heaven

 “I believe in Heaven. I also believe in Hell. I’ve never seen either but I believe they exist. They have to exist because without a heaven, without a hell we’re just all headed for limbo. Heaven, Hell, Limbo, no one really knows where we’re going or what’s waiting for us when we get there.  But the one thing we can say for sure, with absolute certainty, is that there are moments that take us to another place – moments of heaven on earth. And maybe for now, that’s all we need to know.“

- Denny, Grey’s Anatomy Season Six, ‘Stairway to Heaven’ episode.

time and again,

again and again,

and yet again, i am quoting something from Grey’s Anatomy.

i have just watched the latest episode of their latest season.

and i loved it. the entire episode was great in its entirety.

the script, the plot, the acting, the subtext – all were done brilliantly.

and i cried, alot, as i always do when Grey’s Anatomy does their emotional rollercoaster episodes.

but what i love most about this episode (titled ‘Stairway to Heaven’) was how Mark Wilding (the scriptwriter who wrote it this episode) managed to intertwine miracles, compassion, pain, death, forgiveness, imperfection, acceptance, and love in less than an hour. i particularly liked the quote Denny narrated. and i agree with it.

one need not be religious to be familiar with the notion of heaven, hell and limbo and sometimes it is true that we need to focus less on how we get there and just relish our own moments of heaven. the pockets of happy days and unforgettable ones.

there are two meanings to heaven and i believe in both. i want to go to heaven and i certainly enjoy my moments of heaven on earth. Heaven is God’s gift to us. Heaven is a place of no worries, no anger, no hatred, no animosity, nothing bad whatsoever. it certainly is an optimistic outlook. it might not be reality but in my Heaven, rainbows never cease, butterflies never stop fluttering, it is a place where the sun is always shining, over the fields of sunny yellow sunflowers, with adorable floppy ear bunnies hopping about, apple trees included, a picnic-galore place where everyone’s having tea at anytime of the day – scones, muffins, pies, and of course there’s God. that’s the best part.

the life that i have might not be considered as Heaven in the earthly context, but i thank God everyday for it. for giving me a life of meaning, a life that i can use to do His work. i don’t need to know where heaven, hell, or limbo is. i just know that i will love like there’s no tomorrow and that heaven will come some day.

right now, i will just cherish my personal heavenly moments here on mother earth.