>>>> "Dena L. Bruedigam" <[log in to unmask]> 07/13/99 12:01PM >>>
>At 01:36 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:

>>Thus WE elected to come here to earth and suffer.....

>I don't remember anyone asking me if I wanted to come to earth and
sufffer.

That's right, you don't.

> But I'm here anyway.   Your religion doesn't sound  like much of a
deal to
>me.

"my" religion is the best deal there is.

>(For the record, I don't consider life on earth to be suffering and
I'm
>sorry that so many people do.  But that's their problem).

Life is not supposed to be just suffering.  Much like a gourmet meal
is
not supposed to be just doing the dirty dishes.

>--Dena


>"Life's a banquet and most poor fools are starving to death." --
Auntie Mame

often too true.