No hell is needed above us nor heaven far below. No judgment day required, to sort out right or wrong. The earth and living is far more precious than any rumored divine. The gods envy us our lives and this joyous earth; they long to join us, just to wiggle their toes in the sand.
Aniu of far northern Japan believe that the gods envy us life and that the earth is far more beautiful than their heaven.- From Poetry Jam (on Toast)