We tend to get confused and think of ourselves as physical beings with a spiritual component, as if I am 85 percent physical with a soul hidden deep down inside there somewhere. That is patently false. We are spiritual beings temporarily in a physical experience. I, the one who is housed inside this body, am completely and utterly spiritual. For a short while I am connected to this outer shell, but in due time my body will die and it will be buried in the ground. I, the one who tells my arms and legs to move, will emerge and live on forever. Who I am and what I shape myself into therefore has great relevance because that is what I will be for eternity.
With this understanding comes a vital revelation: as long as I am alive, I can change. Spiritual entities are. As they were created, they remain – static, frozen forever. As great as an angel may be, he remains on whatever level he began. Change practically doesn’t exist in the spiritual world. One of the most critical understandings of life is that as long as I am in this world, I can change, grow, and make myself into a vastly different person than I was a day ago or a year ago. But once I leave this earth, everything stops. I am what I shaped myself into, and that is where I remain. I will live forever, but I get only one shot at eternity. What I make myself into now is what I will be forever.