I may not wing suit in this lifetime, but fully intend to do so in the future Kingdom of God. That, and surf 100' waves... and probably try that freefall catch thing too. :) All by the kindness of Messiah. ;) 😄😇😄
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I wonder if we'd still have those kinds of desires in Olam Haba...?
Hello, my friend @inphiknit! Why do you wonder such a thing?
You don't think the LORD is some kind of cheat, do you? Of course not.
I do not believe that the LORD would give us patently good desires in HaOlam HaZeh, promise to fulfill them, and then pull a "bait and switch" on us. ;)
That is my considered opinion after a lifetime of meditating on the scriptures. Your mileage may vary, but I delight in discussing these matters with you!
You're right! Of course not! But notice the word living and the word heart in each verse respectively. (You'd really dig Torah study, looking deeply into each word, even which letters are used in it...)
Perhaps if I asked the question differently too... In the as "compete as possible" closeness with HaShem, how long would it take for me to desire anything physical?
We also learn that the majority of the "reward" for a physical deed/desire occurs in the physical, and those which are spiritual, (though they occurred in the physical,) in the spiritual realm. Also, since the "reward" for one single, properly done fulfillment of the law, is greater than all the joy, had by all people ever, were it felt in 1 instant, we cannot compute how elevated will be the state of a person in Olam Haba. To my mind, it seems like a wingsuit or anything on that level would become irrelevant. (Though I imagine that HaShem would allow it, were such a desire to survive?) You can read about this in Pirkei Avot, "The Ethics of Our Fathers." And this is a major discussion topic in various contexts throughout the Mishnah and Talmud, despite what people think about them...
You might find some of these links interesting.
https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=pirkei+avot+reward+in+olam+haba%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=t5O3WK3ADayC8Qf_n4egBA#q=pirkei+avot+reward+in+olam+haba&*