A Mother's Pride

I was ten. I asked my Mum why Christians are hell-bent on living for eternity when sitting around forever sounded monotonous. My Mum was so impressed that she repeated this story to a few people around. I've never forgotten this incident, since it was the first time that I learnt by example to take the thoughts in my own mind seriously. Years later (I'm 26 now), I still remember this incident for the admiration that my mum bestowed upon me for this simple thought - enabling me to reach greater and higher thoughts in future. Thank you, Mum.

(The actual gripe with "eternal living" was settled later when I figured out that eternity is timeless, unbound by the constraints of time)