"Do people with Cancer who suffer greatly go straight to Heaven?"
Answered By: William Samuel Lee
October 8, 2021
It depends on what you’re referring to as ‘Heaven.’ I’m not religious, so that word doesn’t come up in my vocabulary often, but I think I know what you mean.
It depends on your beliefs, as your beliefs create your reality both here and in the hereafter. If your beliefs strongly conflict with the reality of the spirit world, then there would be an adjustment phase for you as the recently deceased to integrate into this new reality.
This adjustment phase might involve seeing family members who have passed, famous religious figures like Jesus or Muhammad, or the being you envision as God, etc. However, this adjustment period is temporary, and eventually, it will become harder to hold certain beliefs as the reality of your new existence becomes more apparent.
Those who don’t hold many rigid beliefs move more quickly through this adjustment phase, while those who are deeply religious or staunchly atheist may take a little longer. It is best to operate with a mind that is free and clear of any fixed belief systems, leaning neither one way nor the other.
As for ‘Heaven,’ it is more of a state of being than an actual place. It can resemble what we might picture Heaven to be, due to the lack of physical pain, heightened awareness, and the constant presence of unconditional love. So, for all intents and purposes, yes, you could call it that. There is no judgment and no punishment for being yourself. The closest experience to judgment might occur in a life review, where you see how you treated others and their perspective of those interactions—but even this takes place within a loving environment.