a loved one, who may have died several years or decades earlier. Almost all of these individuals say they feel they are in a place of love, devotion, compassion and feel their complete acceptance by the Entities in their presence. They claim it is a feeling they have never had here on Earth, a togetherness they cannot fully explain, like being held in the arms of humanity, their complete acceptance for who they are.

  The vast majority describe their experience as being in the presence of God, an Entity who seems to have Divine knowledge beyond anything they could ever contemplate, a feeling of being with the ultimate Entity, the all knowing One. A rare few, less than 1 %, describe their experience as a hellish nightmare, a tortuous event they do not wish to re-experience or talk about.

  Some claim to have been given all the knowledge and meaning of the Universe, the meaning of life its self. One individual, while recounting his NDE, said he could retain only tiny bits of the knowledge he had obtained, saying; 'It is like trying to put an ocean's worth of knowledge into a tea cup, it just over flows and is lost'. Many say the knowledge they had so vividly gained was like a dream you wake up from, you can remember bits and pieces but not the full content or meaning of the dream. When asked if what they experienced was a dream, all individuals stated their NDE was not like any dream they had ever had, there was a sense this was all real, not dreamlike at all, but as real to life as any day in their life.

  One individual who had been blind since birth, said he saw for the first time in his life during his NDE. Throughout his life he had relied on others to tell him what the world around him looked like. His Earthly dreams were of the world he had been described, but he never dreamed in color even though people had tried to describe color to him, he just could not imagine in his mind what color really was. He stated that when he had his near death experience, he was whisked through a tunnel towards a brilliant light, he had never seen light and was amazed at how intense it was, he described it as; 'blinding.'

  After emerging from the light he arrived in a world with brilliant colors, beautiful blues and reds, nothing like he could have ever imagined, and for the first time in his life he was able to see what clouds really looked like. Clouds had been described to him as puffy white and gray cotton balls, but the clouds he saw during his NDE were like nothing he could have ever imagined. This individual was one of several who said he really wished he could stay in the Utopian world he visited, it was truly 'Heavenly', unlike any feeling or experience he could imagine or ever had.

  As stated, many if not all individuals claimed to have been in the presence of greatness, no other answer then 'God' they professed! The people who have recounted their NDE come from all walks of life and religions, including devout atheist. Out of studies of many of these individuals, all but one atheist proclaimed to have a renewed sense in the belief in Supreme Beings or God. For many this was the 'proof' they needed to truly believe in a Supreme Being, although none professed to have actually talked to God, all stated they felt they were in the presence of a higher power.

  Modern religion has always been based on the belief that there is a God, that this God is the creator of the Universe, the Earth and of all mankind. Many religious Prophets of early teachings claim to of had an encounter with God or an angel, not unlike most of the encounters of people who have described their NDE.

  A NDE is; A uniting of the soul with the creators of your soul, the Dark Matter that is a part of the Eternals from whence your soul originated. The Eternals are not gods, but merely a part of the Universe, as you are a part of the Eternals and a part of the whole of the Universe.

  VALUE

  What is the value of a person? Seems like a simple question, but there are actually many answers to this question. A person is valued by their family, either to a high degree or to a lesser degree, depending on how that person interacts and treats family members. A wholesome person shows compassion, empathy, respect, support and love for not only his family members, but for his fellow mankind as well.

  Other than family, some people of today's world value a person by their conviction to humanity, similar to the same standards as that of a person's family, but the more likely answer by most people of today's world as to the value of a person is guided strictly by their material worth in today's society.

  Want for and use of monetary wealth to further one's personal agenda is as evil as the hateful falsities perpetrated by the religious community.

  When mankind first began his existence on this world, a person's value was solely based on his contribution to the society as a whole. Monetary value did not exist in mankind's early years on this planet. This fact is evidenced even today by primitive isolated cultures found in the modern world, such as in the jungles of South America for instance. A person did what he was good at, to contribute to the whole of the society he lived in. At one point in the early years in what is now southern Africa, there were over five million souls living in this 'pantheistic' society, all contributed to the welfare and betterment of the community as a whole, knowing they were of one tribe and a part of the whole.

  When all of mankind was of the same 'tribe' in Africa, there was no thought of or need for a form of currency, all contributed and shared in the 'wealth' of the tribe's assets which were; shelter, food, companionship and safety from beast. Money (as is the belief in a god) was a manifestation of mankind himself, somewhere around 1200 BCE.

  After having survived the near extinction some sixty thousand years ago, some tribal leader around 1200 BCE wanted something that another possessed. This tribal leader decided there were only two ways to acquire the possession of the much stronger other man, to either kill him or 'bribe' him. Killing the much larger man was a risky proposition, so the tribal leader decided he would use a bribe instead. The leader had some very pretty blue stones, he offered a few of these stones to the man for his animal pelts. Soon the man who made the trade for the blue stones found he could now trade some of his new found 'wealth' to another for some extra bread, and the first form of money was initiated. After a period of time the stones were replaced by naturally occurring shinny metals such as silver and gold and ownership of property.

  In any event, whatever the actual circumstances of that first trade, the concept of material wealth only grew as time went by and in present times dictates mankind's status in this world by his material wealth. The want for monetary wealth has been the scourge of mankind since its inception some thirty two hundred years ago.

  An individual has no right to 'own' and restrict property from others (except for personal dwelling). A 'country' has no right to create 'borders' and deny admittance to individuals that happen to be born, by chance, in a different part of the world. The planet Earth belongs to all people of this world, no parts of the world should be restricted from others, we are all of the same tribe, no better, no worse.

  Since that very first barter, mankind has coveted and wanted what he perceives as wealth possessed by his fellow mankind. After all, all physical possessions of today's world, as well as the value of a person's life are based on some form of currency. If one has no money; he is denied food, shelter and even medical treatment that is afforded a person of means. Today's society puts a value on what a person's life is worth, medical care is doled out by how much that person can pay.

  How much is a person's life worth, can you put a price tag on it? Is your life worth more than your neighbors because of your greater monetary wealth? Money has, as much as religion, contributed to the downfall of mankind and has almost sealed his fate to that of the dinosaurs.

  It seems that in today's world a person's life is not worth very much, if you do not have enough money you die instead of receiving the care needed to prolong your life. A person need not be ill to die before their time though, lives are snuffed out around the world without a second thought for the want for wealth. The evil in society has no regard for any life forms, let alone Human life. We as a society must rid ourselves of this evil if w
e are to survive as a species on this world.

  Evil is perpetrated by the environment a person grows up in, parents and society have a responsibility to instill wholesome traits in their offspring, and not perpetuate past prejudices and misconceptions. Many of today's antisocial Beings are the result of a lack of early childhood interactions with the family group. For the psyche to properly develop through childhood (infant through toddler), a Being needs the physical touch and compassion of their parents. If they never receive this early love and compassion, they never learn how to share these emotions in later life. This is quite easily evidenced by children who grew up in orphanages without this interaction in early life. There are many people in this world who should have never had children, some of these parents are little more than tormentors of their children, not caring for or loving the child. I am sure you have heard some of the horror stories about a man or a woman selling their child into slavery or the sex trade.

  The best chance for mankind to survive as a species on this world is to eliminate currency or any other form of perceived value. If all of humanity worked as one for the
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