Friday; July 5
What are your beliefs about death? There are all kinds of thoughts out there about dealing with death, but there are only about two about how our death impacts our existence. One perspective is that when we die, we are dead. Done … finished … kaput. There is nothing more. The second idea is that there is an afterlife that begins when we die on earth. Now, to deal with the bare basics, those who believe in a life after death have to come to an understanding of what happens to us – will everyone be rewarded … will everyone be punished or will there be a judgement that leads to an eternal existence? Again, it is easy to get in the weeds on some of the nuances of eternal reward and punishment, but at the heart of the discussion is we either believe in cessation of life at death or we believe that there is an afterlife. So, which do you believe? If you don’t believe in an afterlife, it can be tempting not to really worry too much about the consequences of our actions. Oh, I guess