ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE IN THE WOMB (BORROWED FROM ERIC ERICSON'S BLOG)

In the womb of a pregnant woman, two babies -- a believer and an unbeliever -- are having a conversation:

UNBELIEVER: Do you believe in life after birth?

BELIEVER: Yes, of course I do. It is obvious that there is life after birth. Our purpose of being here where we are now is to become strong enough and to get ready for that future life.

U: That's nonsense! There can be no life after birth! Can you imagine what such life would be like?

B: Well, I don't know all the details, but I believe that there will be more light and that we will perhaps be able to walk on our feet and to eat with our mouth.

U: Nonsense! It is impossible to walk on one's feet and eat with one's mouth! That's ridiculous! We have a navel-string to feed us. This is what I want to tell you: there can be no life after birth, because our real life -- the navel-string -- is too short already.

B: Yet, I am sure that life after birth is quite possible. Everything will just be a little bit different. You can imagine this.

U: But, nobody has ever returned from there! Life simply ends with birth. Properly speaking, life is nothing but a long period of suffering in the dark.

B: Oh, no, of course not! I don't know exactly what our life will be like after birth, but in any case we will meet Mum there, and she will take care of us.

U: Mum? Do you believe in Mum, then? And where do you think she is?

B: She is everywhere around us, we abide in her, we are able to move and live because of her; without her, we simply cannot exist.

U: Nonsense! I have never seen any Mum -- thus, it is obvious that she does not exist!

U: No, I cannot agree with you. Sometimes, when everything around us is quiet, you can hear her singing and feel her stroking our world. I am convinced that our real life will only begin after birth. And you?