"A few of the sublimest geniuses of Rome and Athens had some faint discoveries of the spiritual nature of the human soul, and formed some probable conjectures, that man was designed for a future state of existence."
~~ David Brainerd
"That man was designed for a future state of existence." This concept summarized by David Brainerd is something that many of us fail to see as the big picture today. It is true that in order to survive we must prepare for what we may face in the future but that is true with all living things. What makes this quote special is that it's attributing this idea to Rome and Athens. The invention of democracy in Athens can be critiqued as its most decorated example of preparing for a future state of existence since we still take from its origins in today's governments. Therefore saying that, "man was designed for a future state of existence," isn't all that off from the big picture.
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