At any given time the word death comes into play someone shudders in fear. Not because they know so much about death but because so little can be told about where do we go after death. We all have the knowledge that death is the ultimate equalizer that despite your status in life we will all end up dying. This gives people a sense of either fear or motivation depending on your religion beliefs and upbringing. This is because we know too well that it is instant; its at that precise moment when one takes in their final breath that one is pronounced dead.
In ancient Egypt there existed the old form of leadership that was headed by the pharaoh and at that time the Egyptians had a system whereby any royal leader whenever they die they are to be buried with all their belongings and staff. Thus, after pharaoh died, the systems dictated that they be buried with all their servant this is because they believed that even in their next stage of life their staff will help them in service.
In the Buganda kingdom they also had a belief system that there was life after one dies. With this in mind even following the death of a Kabaka they believed that the king was still royal. Thus, upon the demise of a king they extracted the jaw bone of the king and preserved it in a royal museum since they were still royal and put it as a souvenir.
The Hindus have a different way of viewing this subject matter, to them its not a matter of the last departure. Its more of like a change of body. They believe that its basically a transition period where ones body dies and the individual will be reincarnated in another form. The reincarnation could occur in many forms as the persons soul can be born in another body or as another animal.
Unlike the Hindus the Christians have a different way of viewing things. They believe in an all-powerful God. One who is omnipresent and omnipotent. They believe that their actions on earth are seen by him and no matter where they hide He is present. Whenever a Christian dies they believe that they are judged according to their actions on earth and if their final verdict is that they lived according to his will they go to heaven but if theirs were ill intentioned they face eternal death on a lake of fire or hell.
The atheists have a totally different perspective of viewing the matter of death. To them its all about logic, they do not believe in life with a more superior being than them. They do not believe in fate. To them, its more about the end. It is the final verdict for all creatures as they cannot be of any other use without the life they had.
Muslims on the other hand have a believe system that makes one believe that current life is a trial In preparation for the next life. Its almost the same with the story believed by Christians only that the act of judgment is different and their description of their heaven differ in some aspects.
Life and death are two different worlds.in life almost all can be predicted and forms of existence can be fore told as almost all steps of life have been lived before but in dying nobody really knows anything about it.
In ancient Egypt there existed the old form of leadership that was headed by the pharaoh and at that time the Egyptians had a system whereby any royal leader whenever they die they are to be buried with all their belongings and staff. Thus, after pharaoh died, the systems dictated that they be buried with all their servant this is because they believed that even in their next stage of life their staff will help them in service.
In the Buganda kingdom they also had a belief system that there was life after one dies. With this in mind even following the death of a Kabaka they believed that the king was still royal. Thus, upon the demise of a king they extracted the jaw bone of the king and preserved it in a royal museum since they were still royal and put it as a souvenir.
The Hindus have a different way of viewing this subject matter, to them its not a matter of the last departure. Its more of like a change of body. They believe that its basically a transition period where ones body dies and the individual will be reincarnated in another form. The reincarnation could occur in many forms as the persons soul can be born in another body or as another animal.
Unlike the Hindus the Christians have a different way of viewing things. They believe in an all-powerful God. One who is omnipresent and omnipotent. They believe that their actions on earth are seen by him and no matter where they hide He is present. Whenever a Christian dies they believe that they are judged according to their actions on earth and if their final verdict is that they lived according to his will they go to heaven but if theirs were ill intentioned they face eternal death on a lake of fire or hell.
The atheists have a totally different perspective of viewing the matter of death. To them its all about logic, they do not believe in life with a more superior being than them. They do not believe in fate. To them, its more about the end. It is the final verdict for all creatures as they cannot be of any other use without the life they had.
Muslims on the other hand have a believe system that makes one believe that current life is a trial In preparation for the next life. Its almost the same with the story believed by Christians only that the act of judgment is different and their description of their heaven differ in some aspects.
Life and death are two different worlds.in life almost all can be predicted and forms of existence can be fore told as almost all steps of life have been lived before but in dying nobody really knows anything about it.
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