Journey’s end

[Orlanth]

Who believes in an afterlife?

I am not far away from reaching the end of life, and I now wonder, what’s next? I’ve never really given it much thought until now, and I can’t think of anything. Do we just cease from existence, or do we get reincarnated or ascend to a higher level of existence?

I know that no one can say what will happen but I want to know what people believe. Throughout my very short life, I’ve had countless people try to force me to believe in this god or that god, and well it never stuck. I believe in what I think is true, not what I m told too.

Is death the finish? Or is it the end of one journey and the start of the next?

 

[riftheotherone]

Personally I believe there is an after life.

As my mum died she was having a conversation with someone, we put it down to the morphine. Afterwards my sister visited a psychic, no information was passed about my mum having died. She told my sister she'd just lost her mum, she also told her that before she died she was scared of 'passing over'. A friend of hers - and she named her which was the spooky part for me - who had died a few years previously came for her and helped her over. It was her my mum was conversing with at the time, according to the psychic. the conversation she was having made more sense after hearing that.

I know some may ridicule but I definitely do believe there's something else. I'm sorry to hear your nearing the end, hopefully this helps.

 

[irish_male]

Whilst christained a Catholic, I don't practice, I'm an al a carte Christian if anything. I do howver believe there is a higher being, which must lend itself to an after life of some sorts.

I really do think there's a possibilty of re incarnation as animals and that kind of thing, maybe as a form of purgatory, is it heaven is it hell, is it a middle ground with Allah, Buddha, Mohammed and co. Who knows?! Sure a s hell none of us!

 

[shykittyme]

No, I dont believe this is it...

...I really believe there is something that comes after. I think, and really hope I'm right, that as death draws near, we have loved ones who have passed before us who come and gather around us to help us through that transition. Obviously, whatever we choose to believe has to be taken on faith, even the belief in a higher power i.e. Christ, Allah, Buddha, whatever...
I too am sorry to hear that you are nearing the end; I can understand it being a frightening and maybe lonely time, although I really hope you have family and friends for support during this difficult time... And although there is no reason to believe a stranger, I hope that maybe this will give you some comfort. God bless... ~shykitty~

Who believes in an afterlife?

I am not far away from reaching the end of life, and I now wonder, what’s next? I’ve never really given it much thought until now, and I can’t think of anything. Do we just cease from existence, or do we get reincarnated or ascend to a higher level of existence?

I know that no one can say what will happen but I want to know what people believe. Throughout my very short life, I’ve had countless people try to force me to believe in this god or that god, and well it never stuck. I believe in what I think is true, not what I m told too.

Is death the finish? Or is it the end of one journey and the start of the next?

 

[fire_breeze]

I personally believe there is an afterlife.

Throughout history, all cultures have some sort of concept of what happens to the individual (soul, spirit, mind, etc etc) after they pass on. Even Homo Erectus, the first humanoid to walk upright, had a concept of an afterlife - they buried their dead in fetal positions and included flowers (all of which are known to be annuals) in their burial practices. Some paleo-anthropologists and archaeologists believe that this practice went even beyong the Homo Erectus species. In light of this historical evidence, I cannot say there isn't anything.

But it's more than that. My instinct, my gut, tells me - always had, nota bena- that there is something more than this. It's the same instinct that tells you if someone is behind you, that someone is thinking of you, that there is danger, and I was told, the same kind of instinct that a parent has regarding his/her child. And personal experience tells me the same. And I trust that instinct more than I trust evidence, and believe me, I tend to rely on research tremendously.

I don't know if this was clear, but I tried....

 

[lushlucid]

i'm hopeful but not optimistic

xoxoxox