Posts Tagged ‘ Death ’
Here’s a random thought. The story in my first published book was about the afterlife. In crafting the story, I read up on a large number of Near Death Experiences (NDEs) and Out of Body Experiences (OBEs). Today, on a whim, I decided to read up on NDEs again, to see if, with my new [ READ MORE ]
Isn’t it daunting, this passage of time that we all observe? This passage of time, to which we are inextricably connected? One moment, you’re a teenager who thinks the world revolves around you in so many ways… And in the next, you’ve run out of grandparents. Soon, your parents’ siblings and peers are the next [ READ MORE ]
Historically, Gods were responsible for the cycles we learned to observe. Nature appeared so complex, and yet so seamlessly integrated (when it wasn’t wiping out our species), that it had to be designed or catered to by something/someone else. Place yourself back in an age where any form of technology was almost magical, and left [ READ MORE ]
Events only occur for a brief moment in time. They become experiences when we observe and remember them. Furthermore, they become ‘good’ or ‘bad’ when we decide to interpret them that way. Recently, researchers found evidence that the human brain processes events through separate memory systems; “Verbatim, which allows us to recall what specifically happened [ READ MORE ]
Over centuries, our beliefs in the afterlife have become more elaborate. The most common views today allude to reward and punishment for individuals. We can understand this development when we look at the context in which it often appears. An eternity of rest from labor is the perfect reward for a lifetime of discomfort. This [ READ MORE ]
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