What Really Matters on Judgment Day

So first, let me say that I really don't believe in the traditional concept of judgment. From my experience, when we die we are not ushered in front of God and given a judgment decree. In fact, the only judgment seems to come from ourselves! It appears as though we go through our own lives with the careful watching of Angels and helpers, seeing what we did well and what could have been different or better.

Furthermore, it seems that what matters most is our intentions, not necessarily the results. Let me give some examples.

Let's say that after a lifetime of working in homeless shelters and hospitals, Peter passes on and greets the angels in heaven. As they sit down and examine his life, Peter realizes that the only reason he worked at the homeless shelters was to get some free food and flirt with some of the staff. He will be forced to examine his conscience and be honest with his intentions.

Similarly, let's say that after a long life Molly passes on and is looking at her life with her angels and friends. At the age of 25, she had hit a little boy with her car and killed him, and she feared this very moment would haunt her forever and send her to hell. But once she gets to heaven, she is surprised and relieved to hear that since it was not her intention to kill the young boy, she deserves no kind of punishment. In fact, the only punishment she will endure is the punishment that she decides to put upon herself. Surprised that the only one berating her is herself, not God, she can release her sadness and grief.

So I try to use this same principle with myself every day. Do I want to help someone for purely altruistic reasons? Is there anything I am trying to gain from it? This should be our only critique of ourselves. If our hearts are in the right place, we can't punish or celebrate ourselves for the results.