Definition Essay: Is There Life After Death?

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The exact definition of eternal is “without beginning or end; lasting or existing forever.” Anyone could read this definition and understand exactly what it means. However, it is not as easy to say that each person individually is going to have the same thoughts and feelings once the word is fully comprehended. The human brain, as is, is far too complex and well rounded for this to ever happen. In a world consisting of seven billion people, each and every one of us is different. We have our own thoughts, feelings, ideas, and beliefs that we hold onto. These play out into many different scenarios in an everyday setting. Since the beginning of time, people all over the world have been asking the question, “Is there life after death?” I guess …show more content…
How can we thoroughly explain the appearance of doves after someone passes? What explains why “mediums” are able to know facts about people they’ve never met before, and say that a spirit told them? How about young children being able to describe experiences of their past lives with vivid details? Over the course of my life, stories of ghosts and anything pertaining to spirits have always been able to get to me. There is just something deep down inside me that can’t help but believe that they are true. I also cannot help but think about the personal experiences I have encountered in my life. One, for example, was when my grandfather passed away about six years ago. Shortly after, my mom read a poem on Facebook that was titled “Pennies from Heaven.” The poem briefly described that if someone is looking out for you from heaven they will drop a penny for you each day to find as a signal that they will keep you safe. From that day forward, I look at pennies on the ground very differently. I once passed them by thinking that they weren’t worth the effort it took for my tired muscles and bones to bend down and reach for them, but now they are worth more than words can explain. We have a jar full of smiles at my house these

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