We didn’t want to come here, and when it is time to die we don’t want to leave. This is the irony of our lives but also the catalyst for our progress as souls.

This life on earth is a brief stay in a university of higher knowledge. We are here to experience, to learn, to make our choices and to act according to our developing wisdom. If we make the effort and pass our final examination, we will return to our rightful place with God.

from “Finding the Way Home” by Locke Rush, PhD