The older I get, the more I wonder about Death. Many people – maybe most people – tell themselves pretty stories about what comes next. Some of the religious folks say that it’s Heaven for the good guys, and Hell for the bad. Other religions say eventually I might reach Nirvana, but not until I’ve been reincarnated many times. Even some of the most secular people wonder about the “force” or “energy” that may survive after death. And you can find people who believe in ghosts in both religious and non-religious communities. Even the scientists studying “near-death experiences” that seem to suggest something is happening after death, cannot prove anything is. And the atheists say that there’s nothing happening after death – when you’re gone, you’re gone, and that’s it.
Really, these are all just guesses. The truth is that nobody knows what happens after we die, if anything. We just have to sit tight and wait to find out. The problem is, most of us are not very good at waiting. We’re an impatient species. We want to know right now.
Tough.
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