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I'M not going to give any exact quotes from any paticular book or books of holy scipture. People seem to be obsessed with death and an afterlife when they have yet to truly enjoy this one. I challenge you, dare you, to do something different ! Think, it's ok you can do it. Then act apon what you thought about as long as it doesn't hurt any one or any thing that's living. Have fun, after all it's your world. MAY YOU HAVE PEACE!

My husband and I recently helped my mother during her dying. He sees auras. We had an unbelieveably miraculous experience which confirms my belief in another life. It also suggests to me that there may be a way that we could help others who will find this their next adventure. I am very interested in speaking with anyone who has had experience with seeing auras of the dying and how they might have used that insight to help them with their journey.
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nothing is impossible among possible things. we can know about death and can relise it. the thing is that we have to follow a procedure, that is programmed procedure. everything in this world is programmed. every thing is in orderly motion, programmed properly. I am writing all these things because i have discovered a lot of things and realised myself to a great extent. now i am waiting for certain age to repeat that process to find myself. all things could be divided into two, they are spiritual and material. spiritual can know materialism but with materialism it is impossible to know spiritualism because it is more micro than the other. for further contact vkrana2000@yahoo.com

I stongly believe in the afterlife because of my faith in My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that he died on the cross to live with him in Heaven after I leave this world.I have read books on the subject and have heard personal experiences from people I know that did die and it wasan't there time yet so they came back. I look forward to coming face to face with my Lord ans savior after I die and be reunited with my Mom and Dad and other relatives and friends that have gone before me.

I am Pagan. I believe in reincarnation, and im sick of everyone that says im going to hell because of that. I believe that there is a place where we go between lives, and that is a place of paradise... but so is earth! we spend so much time trying to excape this world that we dont take time to make it better. so, ok, im only 13 and I know my views may change, bu tone thing will stay the same forever: i sure wish earth could be abit more enjoyable. So lets make it that way!!!! The world is full of enchantment. Live each day to the fullest and dont stress if you mess up, cuz you have next lifetime to make it better. that is how I see it. so Blessed BE, and Merry Part. I hope you all love life!

Hi...brothers, everytime i cant sleep, i tend to think a lot....and i mean a lot....i start to think about my life.....finally when i think to the very end of my life which many ppl will reach, i start to fear.....and i mean i really FEARED, u know i start to think.....when i reach 70 years old and i look back everything will be just a flash, and it will be my time to join the deads. So to ease this fear i always convince myself, there is Heaven, there is life after death, BUT NO.....i cant completely convince myself, i just feel deeply inside...scientificly.....it will be the end of me...the very me...i wont know whats going on in the world FOREVER......This pain is TOO MUCH I SAY. im a very weird guy.....but i do not wish to live with this pain....Can i have advise on what should i think about dying?....about life after death. i feel like a coward sometimes.

I believe. There was a time when I did not. I would not open my eyes to see God. It is not always easy to be a person a faith. Our resolve is tested everyday. It very hard to watch the tragedy in this world and ask why a supreme being would allow it all to happen. I once asked Jesus to let me an angel after I die so I could help ease the suffering of my fellow man. I then heard a reply,"Why not start now?" My path is set. And to all my ex-fellow athiests out there. God loves you and has not forgotten you. Reach out and he will take your hand. You will never be alone again. May God's peace be with you always.

I believe, nothing is impossible on this universe. Strange is our existance on this earth.Behind every thing an infinite sourse of wisdom flowing spontaniously. Everything seems to me critical and thoughtful. So, I believe on life here after.In my openion creater and creation both are infinite and they are embeded with each other but we don't know with what technology they are staying inseparable.To understand God is almost impossible because knowledge of God is immensely immune to human perception.

Death is not meant for us to understand. Is there an afterlife?...does it matter?...afterdeath, will it matter? Does wanting it to be...make it so? Is it possible not to exist? God has a simple plan and a simple explanation. Belive in him and you have everlasting life. It is not just a matter of faith....look to the stars.....God has created infinity as proof and a testament to our inability to understand certain matters. For if you cannot understand death and afterlifes' possibilities, can you understand infinity. It is there...just look to the stars.

heaven is today, afterlife is our children. Live life fullfill with someone around you and when we die us ther memory left and the rest return to dirty, then the next generation difine the our meaning.

Life are visible and invisible, visible is the truth and invisible is believe and each person are differents. But it's a great world enjoy it now!

I just lost my brother, he was only 25 years old. When I first heard the news it almost ripped me apart, I didn't want to believe it I was in denial and now I'm still is. I questioned God why did you allow this to happen to my brother; he was to young to die, oh I cried and cried. I felt so empty inside even though there were people supporting, but after they left me I was alone and I didn't want to be, but I knew they were doing the best they could do for me and that grieving is the only way I can return to my normal life. I just hate thinking about my brother being dead. His funeral is saturday and I don't know if I will be able to attend because I know other family members will cry and that will make me cry. I don't want to cry anymore, because it's not going to bring him back, if it did he would have come back to us, but its not going to happen. What really bothers me is, is my brother in a better place than being here on this earth? or did he except God into his life. These are unans [email cut-off]

I am the person who was struck by lightning. I have also been close to death at least two other times Ten years ago. I suffered a near fatal hemorrhage while I was undergoing a routine day surgical procedure. About twenty years ago I was given a year to live(obviously a misdiagnosis). Having been given oppotunities to ponder my mortality. I was born with a visual impairment and have additional lingering problems from the surgical misadventure.

Because of what I experienced during the lightning strike I am convinced that there is an afterlife. I also am irritated when people -even well-meaning ones- express regret about what I cannot do rather than comment on what I am able to do. My experiences have made me believe that ,"there BECAUSE of the grace of God go I." I think that we all have gifts and talents. Having a physical challange helps me to see my other gifts from God.

In regards to your concern about not fulfilling God's wishes,I take issue with the idea that man /woman knows what God wishes for them to accomplish on earth. After my closness to death experiences, I wondered if God had spared me because He had a higher purpose in mind for me. If that is so,I am still waiting. Instead I have come to believe that there is no reason why we should know God's plans for us. Perhaps we are part of a plan that is so large we cannot comprehend it. I don't look at my misfortunes as being shunned by God. I have come to see them as opportunities to strengthen my beliefs.

The second question about heaven existing sounds like John Lipton's question on Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio"

I have thought, since the age of 8 when my grandfather died, that this is not all there is. I knew I would never see Grandpa Phil again, but I remember the exact moment I regected the idea that he no longer existed. I didn't know the word "afterlife" or "reincarnation", but I sensed what it meant.

I was born with a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis. It manifests itself differently in almost everyone. Although I have lived a pretty "normal" life so far, it has always effected me in ways to complicated to go into here. Now it is really causing lots of physical challenges, primarily unimaginable pain only helped by unimaginable drugs.

I never imagined I would live long. I am now 47, but since I was 15 I thought I would die young. As a result, I haven't accomplished a whole lot with my life, at least how it's measured in our society. I never married. I am childless. I never found a career I liked. All the things that we think matter, I have not done. I am always saddened when I read, over and over and over again how being alone is bad. Rabbi Wolpe and others are always quoting how early on in the bible G-d says man is not meant to be alone. Well guess what? By choice, by circumstance, by being unable, lots of us are alone. Do I think there is an afterlife? Yes, and it scares me when I constantly hear or read, in Jewish writings, how I have not accomplished what G-d wanted me to because I never married or procreated. By the way, passing this disorder on to a child is not what I wanted to do, and the risk was high.

My big question is this: If G-d cannot be blamed or held responsible for the bad that happens, why do we rush to credit G-d for the good? I always hear, when people have a brush with death or they have a loved one who does (and survives it) how "There but for the grace of G-d go I" I really am offended by that remark. People use it all the time when looking at someone less fornuate or disabled or whatever. How dare they assume my life is so bad that they THANK G-d that they are not me (or them). I would never assume that about someone. And what about the person who did die in that crash you or your loved on escaped? Did G-d shun them? If you think G-d "graced" you by sparing you, then the opposite would be, that G-d shunned them.

Okay, I am way off track, but if there is an afterlife, it better be better then this one. I miss "Home" so much sometimes I want to die. I feel my heart breaking I miss it so much. I try to remember why I came here and what I wanted to accomplish. What is the point?

I have had strong seizurs ever since I had a sinus infection that abssessed to my brain when I was thirteen. Now that I have started takeing medication and then started to forget the sezurs have gotten a lot stronger. And I just got a five day payed leave from work to get back onto the steady flow of my medication.

in 1985 ,while talking to a friend,I was struck by lightning. My friend was knowcked to the groun ,but i experienced a phenomenon which i subsequently learned was an "out of body"experience. Having seen what i did ,it is impossible for me to believe that there is no afterlife. Having read a number of pertinent articles on the recommendation of a psychologist ,I was struck by the degree of similarity of the details among the different accounts of these "experiences." The articles I read drew few conclusiopns and ,in ,any cases appeared to be printed accounts of these events. I am interrested to know if there is any reliable information available on these experiences.

Hi, I am 42 and over the last few years i have become more and more scared of death, of not living...am I the only one to feel this?

I believe in the afterlife as I believe in the now life. When I get to heaven I want to hear st. peter say, "why can't I get in?"

What is the point of having a discussion on something that you can not call upon. Is this suppose to be some kind of illusion discussion or are you trying to actaully anwser the question. Please tell me what you are trying to accomplish? I feel that many of you are just searching and searching for an answer to what the afterlife actually is,,, so much that you dont understand how to actually get there. While you are here wasting your time discussing about something you'll never be able to tell any of us about when you get there. You could be reading the Bible and actually making sure your going to an afterlife that you want to get to. We all are going somewhere, heaven or hell. I just think you need to ask yourself if you actually know were your going when you die.. and how do you know this, what proof do you have. Gods word can tell you everything you need to know about after death. It also tells you what to do if you want to end up in either place Heaven or hell. This is more serious than [email cut-off]

I found it refreshing that the Christian majority was not allowed to preponderate during this discussion. Religion is used as a means of social control. I have had enough of the evagelicals threatening me with eternal damnation if I refuse to believe as they do.

I have lost many loved ones. My infant son died. The doctors said he held on longer than they'd expected because he knew how much we wanted him. After his death, for quite some time, I was tormented by sunsets and partly opened doors. Something in my (soul) was trying to reach beyond the limitations of my physical body and my limited understanding of what lies beyond this life. I wanted to reach my son. The doors and sunsets represented the boundaries of my understanding.

My older brother died when I was young. He appeared to several family members (and the family dog!)at various times. He had killed himself ( post-traumatic stress syndrome after Viet Nam, we think). No message of purgatory or hell,even to the most orthodox of us!

My grandmother was on holiday with her sister and a friend.They stopped at a restaurant and the hostess asked how many were in their party. Grandma said "four". "What's wrong with you?" ,her sister said, "We're only three!" Grandma was surprised. " I just felt as though Hank were here! How silly of me!" My grandfather had been dead for years. After dinner they were on the road home, rounded a curve and wreck. My grandmother was the only one killed. We like to think Grandpa came to guide her "home".

i think that a place exits afterlife but i wouldnt call it heaven i think that if we are feeling sorry for ourselves and didnt want to try in our lives that thats where we go after we die we are stuck. If you tryed hard in your life and you did not give up on anything in your life and you lived life to the fullest then we get to go on to something better.like this is a challenge we are faced with things everyday like when you go to school its challenging. and to get a job and keep it. where are we going to go next another level another stage must be a level because in this life we are all going through stages.

I believe there is an afterlife and it will be a different experience for each person, in much the same way as our experience of this current "life" is different for each human being. In my case, I believe that in my heaven I will continue to learn and grow,BUT without fear. My potential will be realized and I will experience a kind of freedom of spirit I have never known. When I pass into the next life, I look forward to God saying "Welcome Mary, what would you like to learn first?"

Yes, I believe in Life After Death...... I have read many books on it, and heard many stories of the dying, seeing and hearing thier loved ones, as they come to greet them before death knocks on thier door. I would like a "life review" when I get there, to see and learn my mistakes that I made here, and learn from them. I would also love to meet my grandparents! And my Father [email cut-off]

Ha - caught me!
I read several statements by Good Christians showing me who it is that are "yet asleep". Many seem to live in such small little limited worlds - and God is much larger than that - further we are all a part of that grand and glorious - living - God!
So I had to speak up when I read, "We must accept this gift...of eternal life now before we die, choosing Jesus to reign in our hearts so by the power of the Holy Spirit we may be able to be helped to live this Kingdom living here on earth...apart from Jesus we can do nothing...nothing of eternal good!!! "
Jesus himself said that we can do all (the miracles) that he did! He also said that we can do more than he did (on earth), for he goes to the Father.
Yes, eternal life is a gift, but the Buddahists, Jewish and Moslems (to name but a few groups) also have this GIFT! You don't have to "accept Jesus" (what ever that term means) in order to experience an after-life or "ever;lasting Life". As He said, "the rain falls on the just and the unjust alike". And this symbolizes the Love of God as born not only as the baby Jesus, but withg each and ewvery birth! That Love was als expressed - yes through The Christ - but also through you and me ... frr we are ALL SONS and daughters of The Most High God - or Allah oy Yawah - it matters not what name you give this dynamic and creative yet personal energy.
Indeed, The Apostle Paul meant well, but he invented Advertising Hype when he glorified Jesus the man (one very much like you and me - very human) because of the Christ-light he saw. But we all have a similar (never the same - God never makes two of us alike) light - and we need to shine ours. So stop hiding yours under the bushel basket, or umbrella, of narrow minded Christianity and discover tour truth and give it to the world as He did! Blessings and Peace

THERE IS NO QUESTIONS LIFE EXIST AFTER LIFE AND GOD IS REAL TO OLSO WE ALL HAVE TO FACE THE HI COURT AND THEN IF WE DID WHAT GOD TELL AS TO DO WE WIIL HEVE ETERNAL LIFE IF NOT SORRY BUT ETERNAL DEAD SO I OFER YOU TO RECIVE JESUS IN TO YOUR HARD END YUO WILL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE AMEN TODAY IS THE DAY DONT WAIT BECAUSE TOMOROW MAY BE TO LATE JHON:3:16

In response to Jamie from CA 's message...I would ask that you take some time to read the Bible that you refer to. I think that you;ll come to know a God who Loves you and who created you soul. Your soul is YOU, the essence of you. Yes we will have new and perfect bodies in heaven, and every tear will be wiped away, but you will still be you. Who we are is not in our bodies. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that we earn our way into heaven with the things that we do here on earth, we follow God's plan for living (ie the ten Commandments) in RESPONSE to God's love for us. Read what Jesus actually said on this matter anywhere in the New Testament and you'll see that He never meant for us to assume that we earned our way into Heaven. Oh, and if you're not sure that Jesus is who he said He is, I would highly recommend a book by Lee Strobel called The Case For Christ...it's a very logical rationaly look at the facts that can lead to Faith in Christ as your Saviour. Blessings.

if heaven does exists which i believe it does i would want it to be like a huge palace on the clouds where all your wishes come true beside the rainbow and wonderful animals.
i would want my name echoing out i want god to call out my name and say why i am here

"For the living know that they shall die, but the dead knoweth not anything, neither have they anymore a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten... Also their love and their hatred, and their envy is now perished:neither have they anymore a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun."Eccles 9:5,6 I do not believe in life immediately after death,I believe based on Bible principles that when you die, your thoughts perish with you, and the Breath of life that God has given you, goes back to GOD. You do not go directly to heaven nor does the unrighteous go to hell, both die together and are in the same state, like a deep sleep, where there is no consciousness. I do believe however that when Jesus returns He will awaken the righteous out of their "sleep" and both the righteous living and those that were dead will be changed and made incorruptible, taht is our earthly bodies will be transformed and we will put on immortality! The "afterlife" only comes after King Jesus returns. The unrighteous will endure a second death where it will be like they never existed. They is no verlasting fire. God is not unmerciful to allow people to suffer forever

An after life is real as we can see within a day we transform into somany kinds of mood and reactions towards the same people and events. It also denotes why there should be so much of differences in personalities, beliefs and practices among mankind, it is definitely a continuation of the previous life.When we watch our thought patterns..it is attuned to certain kind of vibration which variates from others...is it the genes or the previous life...I feel memorials should carry born and to be continues not departed. If heaven exist, during my arrival there I want to hear someone saying that I have done a good job..welcome...

Take a deep breath. You are alive. Look at your hands. They are miracles. You're eyes, they are like diamonds. Feel lucky you are alive. The afterlife? Let that come later. You have a lot that you can do while you are still here.

I lost my husband about a month ago I was holding him when he passed his eyes looked as if he was seeing something could it have been the death angel?my husband was a christian [born again] I am also a born again christian and belive our souls go back to God who gave it but is he in heaven now?or a place of rest untill the rapture?

Nonphysicality implies nonlocality, i.e. indepen- dence from the space/time continuum. So the term 'afterlife' is oxymoronic in terms of our per- ception of life's linearity. It makes more sense to use a term which implies reconnection with the essence during the non-intervals in which we are not individuized. A term which implies 'other than' life as we know it, but not 'after' (or before, for that matter). Any suggestions?

There is another life/dimension that the soul goes to, and evualuates the lives lived and their meaning as related to the perfection of the soul growth is determined. The first thing I want to hear is my Mother's voice welcoming me home.

I was fascinated with Rabbi David Wolpe's story comparing death with two twins in the womb. Does anyone know where I can find a printed version of the entire tale?

I strongly believe in a hereafter although not necessarily in the Judeo-Christian concept of this phenonmenum. First,there is the logic of it manifesting itself in the form of matter, always exisitng yet ever changing. How can one observe the universe in all its ever-changing forms of matter and not believe. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to use the term 'continuing-life' rather than 'after- life' for in truth does life ever really end?

But beyond logic there are the feelings, the intuitive feelings we all have to a greater or lesser degree. These are the feelings that cause us to continue to search for this elusive dimension, the "afterlife", this 'place' that we feel will utimately satisfy the soul in us.This quest, this curiosity will never leave us and it ususally grows stronger as we age, perhaps from the fear of changes that we know are inevitable in all of us but also because these feelings in themselves are just a part of the inexplicable process of life's continuum. And finally, if neither logic nor feelings convince one, then having a personal experience with being with a loved one at the time of their death will give one a sense of ultimate proof that this life/death experience is indeed a continuing process, and that life in all its varying stages and forms is a process to be treated with a deep reverence.

A most interesting list of statements! For me, a discussion is more than just a place and time to express my beliefs. I enter this house to learn, and one can learn a lot by accepting each person's statement as possible truth. Yes, if one says he is an athiest, he is right for the time and place of saying it. But the soldier's statement is true as well --there are no athiests in foxholes. If an event or a particular sighting comes to that person, the belief of the moment is wiped clear and a derivative takes its place. We cannot exist without a system of beliefs, and as long as they remain rational within the system of that person's understanding and intake of new horizons, an overall conclusion must exist.

We can be agnostic, with some effort trying to be noncommittal, for a time. And I believe that is far better than fanaticism of any kind, and at least the equal in one's own mind to a self-satisfied belief in God and a "hereafter" that has no proof. But then, what is proof? To one person, the proof of his own existence was "I think, therefore I am." How far can we go with logical reasoning? Faith is a belief in something, such as "I believe that this object I hold in my fingers is a pencil." Belief and faith are, however, two different facets of the same jewel, yet related to the whole --and this, too, is a belief.

I try to be a logical person and would prefer to believe that most other people resemble me in this regard. That's why I find it a bit unnerving that the vast majority of these "posters" are "sure" that there is some sort of afterlife.

One post that caught my eye mentioned that it is time to "stop believing that Zeus is up there throwing down thunderbolts", and mentioned that out of the billions and billions of humans that have lived and died, we have not ONE iota of solid proof of an afterlife. This person sounds very logical; not that he wants to believe that there is no afterlife; its just rather difficult to do otherwise under the circumstances.

I don't think there is any logical reason to believe that post-death is any different than pre-birth. I mean, unless you're Shirley McLaine, I doubt if you can recall what you were doing exactly 200 years ago today. My recollection of those times is only what I have seen and read about in THIS life. Also, it seems to be more and more apparent that our consciousness is composed of electrical patterns generated by the billions of brain cells in our heads. No brain = No consciousness. Period. End of Story!

There is one tiny little snag in this that I wonder about, however; this is how modern physicists say that space is expanding, like a loaf of bread baking in an oven. I find it difficult to imagine something that has a point of origination and no endpoint, but then again, I should think it would be difficult for the average Siamese cat to imagine the construction of a space shuttle, and yet it has been done. This applies to the pre-birth=post-death analogy. If we did have a past life, (which I doubt very much), its a totally moot point since I don't remember any of it (them) anyway. I mean, I am not proud enough to believe that just because something seems implausible or illogical to my brain means that it is impossible in this vast cosmos. So, perhaps we are born and then live on into eternity as souls. Who knows!!!

I did see another's post that stated that he believed that the ego was the devil; Interesting... Anyway, having said all of this, you might perhaps understand why, when asked what religion I am, I always say very confidently, "Devout Agnostic!"

Well, thanks for letting me vent. I have a mother who is devoutly Catholic because her mom told her that either there was an afterlife (Catholic, of course), or there wasn't. She would say, "If its true and you've been a good girl, you'll go to Heaven; if it's a lie, you'll never know it anyway!" I think that Sucks Totally!!! That philosophy compells one to base their life on something that is almost certainly false.

There is an afterlife. Let me convince you: My soul-mate wife of 12 years died in my care on February 12, 2000, after a 7-month battle with stomach cancer. The last month of her life was spent in hospice care, with me as the primary care-giver. I was with her to her last breath. I experienced, through her, some visions of the after-life that I will share with you.

On one occasion, she was sitting on a sofa in our well-lit living room, facing the stairway. I happened to be standing somewhat in front of her when she motioned with her arm for me to step to one side. Slightly puzzled, I did so, and she gazed past me at the stairway and said, "Grandma!" as a look of extreme joy spread across her face. This might not seem to mean much, but she never ever had seen her Grandma in her life. Her Grandma died in Warsaw, Poland during Hilter's occupation and my wife (Anna) was born in 1946 in Berlin, Germany.

The second occurrence that convinces me of life-after-death occurred when a hospice-appointed chaplain came to visit. We both went into the bedroom where Anna was resting at took up a position at the bedside. The chaplain was explaining to Anna a story of a elderly (80-plus) man who was having a difficult time accepting his inevitable death. In the middle of this story, Anna said, "I see it now! It is so clear! I see it all, now!". The chaplain and I looked at each other, not knowing what to make of it. I asked Anna what she saw and she replied, "I'll tell you later, during a quiet time.". (She had never before used those words "quiet time")

Later that evening, after the chaplain had left, I went to Anna's side and asked her what she had seen. She said the following:

Everyone has a light.
They are all different colored lights.
Man has a light.
Woman has a light.
And, they are the same.

I was puzzled by her statements, but within weeks after her death, I have resolved to my satisfaction what she was telling me. She was telling me that everyone has a soul, and although they are all individual souls, they all come from the same source. The amazing thing is, that explanation fits no matter what religion you happen to be, even atheist or agnostic. It does not address the existence of a God or gods, nor does it provide any concrete answers about the unkown. What it does, is it reaffirms the necessity for us to love one another. Hence, my philosophy of life has changed and I now believe that the most important thing that anyone can do is to express their acceptance and love toward others.

Anna had other "revelations", all of them glorious. Her journey has led me to accept that death is a departure from our mortal existence into a plane is one that I can only describe as worshipful. In closing, let me say that I will always grieve for Anna. Her short time with me will probably prove to be the best years of my life, no matter how long I live.

I work with hospice and have been present at the moment of death for several patients (both of my parents also) . the conversations that take place between the dying person and unseen beings whoever they may be (angels, dead relatives, Jesus, etc.) are incredible. their expressions are of disbelief, relief, joy but i have not yet encountered one of fear. i truly believe we are not alone at the moment of death whether there are people there or not and that we continue to live on - on a different plane. there is always someone there to greet you as you pass over to the other side.

We suddenly seemed to appear at this point in time, so we may have come from somewhere and hence may be going somewhere. On the other hand we may be a one off piece of an ongoing experiment that is retired at the end of its action. I don't know. I sense there is more but fear their may not be. On the otherhand I also fear there maybe since existing is not easy, even for someone like me who has had a fairly easy life compared to some. In the final analysis, I think Pascal's wager probably makes sense. I yearn to get a better handle on this before I die and am working on it.

I would like to hear from heaven that I am on a journey of positive growth, development and learning and that I get to work with a mentor on the next stage after reviewing this stage.

I most definitely believe in an afterlife. I believe we are old souls in new bodies revisiting good ol' earth and our mission is to become a better person one closer to God. I believe our mission here is to love one another UNCONDITIONALLY as God loves us. The Our Father sums it up, Forgive us our trespassers as we forgive those who trespass against us ... How many of us really and truly forgive yet we ask for God's forgiveness and expect it? I believe our ego is the devil. I believe right now at this moment in time in the year 2000 we are experiencing an incredible amount of spirituality surrounding and involving us. More and more people are getting in touch with their spiritual side. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to do it or an accident. It doesn't matter how it comes, it just does. Thank God. I believe we have a mission here and that we're ALL CONNECTED in one way or another. My mission may be that my death will teach someone to become closer to God. Just this past week I was sitti [email cut-off]

What would I like to hear on my arrival? "Paula, so glad you made it. We've been expecting you." and seeing all my friends and family there to greet me. I'd like to see Mother Theresa at the pearly gates to greet me.

Somehow I know deep in my heart that Heaven exists. We all go there. I beleive we make Heaven and Hell here on earth. Hell is what we make of our lives from the concequences of our thoughts. Cause and effect... Upon arrival to heaven, I would like my name to be spoken by God and the love of my life with immense joy and happiness!

I believe that we live on through others. We affect people every minute of our lives and through them we perpetuate ourselves. This also applies to all of nature.

Personally, I know this sounds kind of jeuvinile but, I would want him to say 'Don't worry I got your bong for you.'

I've had SO many positive indications that there IS an afterlife that I'm interested to see what others have experienced.

However we educate our children, whatever belief system we hold to, we must leave them with a message of hope - the certainty that they will not be forgotten, that they will not be alone among strangers. For these are their basic fears, indeed, all humanity's. Heaven or nirvana or whereever is filled with friends and happiness.

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