LIFE AFTER DEATH

While many believe that death is the beginning of a  new life, some

may not agree with it. They may argue that death is the end of everything pertaining to human life or for that matter any life forms.

There is however no scientific support for both claims, but science do suggest that nothing in this universe cease it's existence. Every living or non-living, at some point of time, change its form and become another. When we have paper with us, it is just a paper. When we burn this paper,  the carbon released joins with oxygen and form carbon dioxide. Join with the vapour in the air and form water. When it becomes water it is just known as water. This water has nothing to do with the earlier form of paper.

Similarly, when a man is living in this world, he has a unique body, and denoted by a name. He recognises us and we recognise him. After his death, he cannot recognise us. What is left is the corpse of the one who lived till some time back. This corpse is buried in the earth by some, burnt by some, given to birds to eat by some other and yet few others throw it into rivers.

 

When he was alive we saw his physical body only; not his life, soul, mind or awareness. Depending upon the disposal of the corpse, the physical body is converted into carbon dioxide, ash, soil, fertilizer for plants, food for birds, fishes and many micro life forms. Our science is highly advanced and we can find answers to many things which our ancestors couldn't, but death still remains as an enigma.

For centuries man is said to have contacted the spirit of the dead ones. People across the world are believed to have communicated with the dead ones by  Clairvoyance, Ouija board, witchcraft etc. Many believe that their dear ones who are no more coming to them in the forms of birds like crow. There are many living ones from different parts of the world who have seen the dead ones in real life forms. This writer, myself, have seen a dead person, a couple of years after his death, walking towards me from opposite direction and then turn right and moving ahead to me and suddenly vanishing into thin air. It is all happened during day time on his death anniversary.

In spite of all said and done, death and spirit may remain as a mystery for ever.

K V George