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20/04/2012

HOW MANY SOULS CAN HEAVEN HOLD?

Some people might think this is a daft question. I mean, how much space does a soul actually occupy? I don’t now if anyone has ever tried to calculate this, but I did read somewhere that a soul weighs about 21 grams. If that’s so, then it follows that it must take up some space.

But let’s just go back in time, a few thousand years, say, to the beginning of man. Is there a date for the creation of man? I mean, did God create man in the year… whatever BC? Or do we all agree that man evolved gradually over the ages. If the first possibility is true, then it should be reasonably easy to calculate, give o take a few hundred thousand years, how many people have seen the light of day between then and now. Consequently, we can also work out the maximum number of souls that could have gone to heaven in that time, assuming ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE HAD A SOUL.

However, if the second option is the correct one, then we must ask the following question:

WHEN EXACTLY DID MAN ACQUIRE A SOUL?

The world population today is around 7 billion people. However, an estimate of the total number of people who have ever lived was prepared by Carl Haub of the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau in 1995, and subsequently updated in 2002; the updated figure totalled approximately 106 billion.

DOES THAT MEAN 106 BILLION SOULS?

Well I can’t pretend to have the necessary skill or knowledge to answer that question, or any other, for that matter, related to souls. But I’d certainly sleep better if someone provided me with simple answers, in terms I can easily understand, to two questions that have been bothering me for some time now.

HOW MANY SOULS CAN HEAVEN HOLD? and
WILL THERE BE ROOM ENOUGHFOR ME?

I searched the bible for an explanation and found 147 references to the word “soul”, but none of them throws any light on its real meaning. For those who want to read more on this subject, I recommend the following link with a complete on-line transcription of The New Jerusalem Bible :

http://www.catholic.org/bible/

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TRANSLATION OF THE "SALVE"

God save you Mary,
Lady of the Rocio,
moon, sun, north and guide,
and celestial shepherd.
God save you Mary.
All the people adore you
and repeat incessantly,
none is equal to you.
(Chorus - twice)
Olé ......etc.. I want to return to the Rocío,
to sing, full of faith, an "Olé" to the Virgin.
Olé .....etc.
God save you Mary,
Spring of tenderness.
Day and night, at you feet
we come to pray to you.
God save you Mary,
as beautiful as a rose.
Mother of mine, you are
virginally pure.
(Repeat chorus and fade)
Olé, ..... etc.

J'ATTENDRAI (English translation)

IN A PERFECT WORLD

Isn't it a shame,
so many people live and die in pain.
Noone knows their name,
and noone knows exactly who's to blame.
Devastated dreams,
(reality is rarely what it seems).
SO MUCH WE COULD DO.

But you and I
we do but cry,
yes,you and I
we cry.

In a perfect world,
there'd be no hunger.
In a perfect world,
there'd be no war
In a perfect world,
the rich would help the poor.
In a perfect world,
It wouldn't matter what you did before
'cause I would love you more and more and more.
In a perfect world,
I'd love you more and more and more.

Isn't it a shame?
Isn't it a shame?
ISN'T IT A SHAME?

In a perfect world,
there'd be no hunger.
In a perfect world,
There'd be no war.
In a perfect world,
the rich would help the poor.
In a perfect world,
it wouldn't matter what you did before
'cause I would love you more and more and more.
In aperfect world,
I'd love you more and more and more.
In a perfect world,
I'd love you more and more and more.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS - by Mary Hopkin

A very old Russian ballad composed by Boris Fomin. English lyrics by Gene Raskin.

Once upon a time, there was a tavern,
Where we used to raise a glass or two.
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
Think of all the great things we would do.

Those were the days, my friend,
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day.
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La La La La La La....

Then, the busy years went rushing by us.
We lost our starry notions on the way.
If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,
We'd smile at one another and we'd say:

Those were the days, my friend, etc...

Just tonight, I stood before the tavern,
Nothing seemed the way it used to be.
In the glass, I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?

Those were the days, my friend, etc....

Through the door, there came familiar laughter.
I saw your face and heard you call my name.
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser,
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same.

Those were the days, my friend, etc...
La La La La La La La La La La La La........