The Spirit Carries On!!!

What if i die today?
Will anyone care about my existence?
What if i die today?
Will anyone noticed my absence?
What if i die today?
Will anyone shed a single tear?

Have you ever asked urself such questions before? Well, i asked this questions all the time too. It's not that i have the model answers for you, but i certainly have thot about it and can offer my point of view to the questions.

The way i attempt to answer these questions was to really sit down and analyse the questions carefully. And i sort of realised 2 main points that surfaced from them. 1stly, the uncertainty of death which raised questions like where will i go after i die. 2ndly, does the world even give a hack about my death. There are hence two way to attempt to answer the questions:
1) Atheistic way
2) Theistic way

For Pple who believe that there's no God.
Basically, for this group of pple, the point on wot's there for u in ur afterlife is not valid anymore. Since you do not believe that there's a God, basically the beginning and ending of life isn't as impt as living the life itself.

Like Samurai who dun believe in God, this pple dun really bother about what is death. They merely care about how they die. They focus more on the 2nd point(does the world even give a hack about my death) more than the 1st point( wot is death and where do i go after death). Samurai live their whole life as a quest to search for an honorable end. They believe that death of the most honorable way, is the most beautiful thing in life. Therefore, they develop a series of code of conducts (bushido) in which a samurai should live so as to achieve an honorable end. The famous seppuku(self-disbowelment) aka Hara kiri was developed.

Maeda no Toshiie in the show Toshiie and Matsu once said, "we can only live a lifetime, but our names can live on for many lifetimes" Death to him wasn't as impt as what those who live beyond his death think of him and so on. However, i really wonder when one died, will he even know that pple remember him? Hmmm....

For those who believe that there is God.
Pple who believe in God (including myself) will have a deeper meaning in living life and facing death or afterlife. As a Christian, I believe in eternal life which comes due to the redemption of Christ death on the cross and His resurrection which reconcile us with the almighty God. Therefore, i already possesed the answer regarding the uncertainty of death, for death is not the end, but only a transition from a lasting life to eternality.

As for the 2nd point, it doesn't matter anymore whether anybody care about my absence or not. Becos I have embarked into a new journey of afterdeath (not afterlife) already, and for those who haven't, life moves on and they have to carry on to fulfil their purpose in their life. They have to work up their salvation for those who believe in Christ and carry on to live their eternal life which started at the point of their dedication of faith to JC. Hence, i would encourage them to go on to live their lives and not be too affected by my death.

These are my personnal views on the questions...Hee, sorry har...Got nothing to do at nite, so just blog abit lor....Before i end, below is the lyric of a song by my favourite band. Hope you'll like it.

Song: The spirit carries on
Album: Metropolis 2000 live scene from New York
Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by John Petrucci

Nicholas:
Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?
What lies beyond
And what lay before?
Is anything certain in life?

They say, "Life is too short,"
"The here and the now"
And "You're only given one shot"
But could there be more,
Have I lived before,
Or could this be all that we've got?

If I die tomorrowI'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're goneT
he spirit carries on

I used to be frightened of dying
I used to think death was the end
But that was beforeI'm not scared anymore
I know that my soul will transcend
I may never find all the answersI
may never understand why
I may never prove
What I know to be true
But I know that I still have to try

If I die tomorrowI'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

Victoria:
"Move on, be brave
Don't weep at my graveBecause I am no longer here
But please never let
Your memory of me disappear"