Hell, if only hell on earth, is the absence of love, specifically the recognition of God's love. His grace extended to us by virtue of His love for us and thus our extension of that love to others, because our recognition of His love for us warrants that we extend the same to others.
That is the closest to heaven on earth we can get, to be loved and to love.
If we only do that much, acting out of love rather than fear, then maybe then our motive to act out of love will begin to eclipse our motive to act out of fear. A famous book once said "perfect love casts out all fear."
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