“Afterlife”-
the word itself specifies the meaning. Life after death has been a
controversial topic for centuries. The thought of afterlife has always
questioned religious beliefs and placed a challenge to human’s scientific
minds. Most of the ideas revolve around the idea of heaven and hell. But there
could be more to this that is not yet discovered.
Majority of
the religions believe in the concept of afterlife. It is believed that every
living creature is made up of two important entities – Body and Soul. After a
human being is dead the soul is said to leave the body and enter eternal life.
Although there are myths made up about this topic, but that does not make
Afterlife a totally fake concept.
Voice of science…
Many scientific studies have been trying to find
out what happens after death. The scientists at University of Southampton have
spent four years examining over 2000 people who have suffered cardiac arrest.
Majority of the victims have reported that they were conscious before they’re
heart was restarted. According to the observations of the experiment most of
the people said that they felt an unusual sense of peacefulness while nearly
one third said that time had slowed down or sped up. Some saw a bright
light. Well others encountered feelings of fear or being dragged into deep
waters.
Despite of
being unconscious and dead for 3 minutes a 57 year old worker could tell what
actually happened in the room for those 3 minutes. And to everyone’s surprise
the description turned to be right. Later studies have proved that there
exists some kind of awareness which continues to pertain even after the mind
and heart has completely shut.
Heaven and hell…
Heaven and hell is the first thing that strikes when one
thinks about afterlife. Basically Heaven is a term given to a place that is
meant to be peaceful and filled with happiness whereas Hell is described as a
disastrous place with demons, anxiety, fire and all that makes a place sound
very pathetic. According to the religious aspects a person who does what
pleases God is called to heaven. And the sinners are burnt in hell. Heaven is
said to be Gods dwelling place. Hell on the opposite side is the devils den. A
lot of books speak about Heaven and hell.
Other beliefs and stories…
Children also believe in afterlife in the form of fairy tales
and animated movies. Usually stories depict that people who die become lifeless
objects such as stars, flowers, rain and other elements of nature. The concept
of “Afterlife” has opened a wide sea of imagination to writers, poets, film
makers and a lot of story tellers too…
Some also believe that if a death is caused uncertainly (for
example murder, suicide, accidents) the soul of the dead person turns into a
ghost. Also when a person dies craving to get something but fails to do so, the
soul remains and tries to achieve it after death.
These are just beliefs and mysteries that no one has
explained clearly.
Though the
religious stories have not yet been proved to be true, but science has reached
a conclusion that there is something beyond being physically alive. Something
that’s beyond just death.
Nikitha Furtado
FYBSc Computer Science
SU160093
F.C English Div B
Creepy!!!
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