They are important questions, though more important still is thequestion of man's ultimate destiny. However, it is importantthat man should know himself. Many people want to know whateverything else is, yet have little knowledge of themselves,despite their being so much more important than the lesser thingsprovided for their use and benefit.
Immense. Firstly, men would have a right idea of themselves andof a future life awaiting them. Secondly, men would be moved totake the appropriate means to provide for that future. You see, notbelonging to the material order, the soul does not follow thecourse of material things. It does not return to nature and toreabsorption in the universe, but to the great Principle from whichit derived its existence by creation. It returns to God, and to adestiny transcending space and time. That eternal destiny will beeither good or evil, according to the moral state of the soul whenit goes from this world. That surely is an important consideration,and right ideas on the subject cannot but be a gain tohumanity.