What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Heaven offers less misery but also less truth compared to earth.
- In plain terms
- Comfort in heaven costs truth; earth has more truth despite suffering.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth matters more than comfort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is comfort worth losing truth?
- What is heaven to you?
Another view
Different traditions define heaven and truth differently.
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