What is the "apotheosis" of your life? The divine moment -- the moment of greatest intensity -- the moment that nearly justifies existence on its own?
In mine there are moments of death that approach "apotheosis quality" -- especially the death of my wife, and the death of my Father! There are also moments of rare importance -- of clarification -- high points of living -- that could justify the word-phrase "apotheosis!" Several of those moments for me happened after I won something: a fellowship, an award, an honor; or when I was made to feel special: my wedding, this or that moment on stage in performance, some moment of clear and focused thought while running!
For life to have moments of "apotheosis" it has to be growing better, moving towards a kind of perfection, aiming towards a kind of enlightenment! The Buddhist (and Platonic) movement towards enlightenment, towards truth, towards love -- is the finest and most closely encapsulated form of "apotheosis." It is the moment of perceived perfection! It is the moment of pure love! It is the moment when one is striving towards love, and one achieves it.
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