“Is it true that the majority of people are going to hell while a minority are being saved? Is it true that there is somewhere, however this is conceived of, a great book, a law of karmic justice, within which all is noted and all will have to be accounted for?” Fr. Rolheiser responds to the above questions by stating that underneath this fear of making heaven too easy, there generally lies a sound instinct. Like Jesus, it affirms that our choices in this life are serious, that sin is important and real, and that the passage to life, already in the here and now, is not easily found. It is interesting to note that among the great religions of the world, only Christianity, Judaism, and Islam do not believe in reincarnation. Why? Because they all believe in the same God, a God who does not demand retribution but who can make everything clean with one embrace. There is no need to keep reliving life until one gets it right. We are loved unconditionally and forever. Salvation, going to heaven, is nothing other than accepting this. Of course, we can, and in this life, we often do reject this. That is why here, in this life, most of us have not yet found the road that leads to life. Few of us are really happy, actually redeemed by love. It is easy to go to hell in this life. It is not so easy, however, to stay there for eternity. Why? Because here, in this life, most often nobody can descend into our private hell – our woundedness, our fundamental alienation, our sin, our paranoia, our fantasy, and our fear and breathe out their unconditional love, understanding, and acceptance. Hence, in this life, we are often in hell, miserable, biting so as not to be bitten, and sinning to compensate for being outside of love. However, God’s love can, as we see in Christ’s death and resurrection, descend into hell and embrace and bring to peace tortured and paranoid hearts. Our moral choices in this life are crucial. We can and frequently do make choices that make it harder for us to accept unconditional love. Moreover, there is a real danger of not sinning honestly, of rationalizing, and of warping ourselves so that a permanent hell becomes a real possibility. But this is, I submit, rare. Few people will, when confronted by an unconditional embrace, resist. That is why I believe most people will go to heaven.