Richard Pliska
Death and Dying
Prof. Brewer
5/1/05
The Afterlife
Considering my thoughts on the afterlife is something I have done several times in my life. My views and beliefs have changed over the years regarding this subject. My Catholic upbringing was probably where my first views came from. They were the traditional heaven and hell beliefs and also of purgatory. Today my thoughts are not so black and white.
I am not sure what lies beyond this life. I do believe that we just don't disappear but that we change forms. I personally struggled with this subject because I have researched several different religions. I saw each had unique beliefs about the afterlife but all believed in one. For me I believe that we are reunited completely with our Creator. As a result all our fears and anxieties will disappear. We will be "one with the father".
For me judgement is something that I don't worry about so much as my motives. What is in my heart and what drives my actions is......
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