by Curtis George

Created on: December 22, 2008

There is one fate that all of us will one day reach. We long not for that day to come and we, by all means possible, attempt to lengthen the days before that ultimate point of life. We often ignore it so life can be more enjoyable and tasteful. But it is a sad fact of life that every one of us will die and physically cease to exist. Death, being the ultimate threat to keep mankind in order, has two-folds: one physical and one eternal; the decision regarding this concept lies in every individual person.

Death, as some of us fear utterly, has the ultimate grip on most of us. This is supported when we see people running away from famines, floods, hurricanes and buildings with bombs planted in them. These causes which lead man into the process of death involves pain most of the times; it is unnatural for one not to avoid it if possible. It is uncommon to see people, in a time of severe disasters, running into the zone of death to rescue others trapped in it; this is also why the public praises the few who do such. The argument that death has the ultimate grip on the majority of humans is supported again when we see the ultimate punishment for breaking criminal laws to be the death penalty. Imagine a world if none of us is afraid of death. The government would lose its power over us if we simply fear no death. Indeed, it would be potentially very difficult for any one wise to govern them. The main reason that most of us comply with the laws made by those few elites is because we fear what they can do to us. We obey is because we are afraid.

However, when it comes to death, one has to realize that there are two types of them.

There are the physical death and the eternal death. The former tends to be less fearful when we truly understand from a religious view what an eternal death is. The former involving temporal pain leads to the latter which is more dreadful. How terrifying it is for a creature, whose primary purpose of life being avoiding pain, comes into realization of a place that is full of pain and miseries; fire and brimstones; dryness and discomforts; darkness and uncertainties. If the eternal death be true, our ultimate purpose of life will be to avoid simply that, regardless of what the cost might be, even if it demands your physical life. Therefore, a wise person will search and rest not until he of she finds the truth.

Every one of us has to make decision in regard to the eternal death. This statement is obviously true as some may argue the non-existence of hell or afterlife. Come and prove to us that hell does not exist; come and prove there will be no after-life. None of us can speak anything about it based on experience, and only through religions we may understand. Oh! How terrifying for a soul to be damned into the eternal suffering and death. The decision lies within us: we can ignore the possibility of the existence of the eternal death as most of us chose to do, or we find and seek the way or ways to avoid this until our souls can be truly comforted. One has to choose wisely based not on the views of the majority or what the current culture teaches, but with reason and undying diligence.

One may laugh and be entertained by the concept of hell

As if it was some sort of fairy tales.

However, some of us will not cease seeking until our souls are bailed

Out from the dreadful dungeon that constantly yells

"Seek with all your life and diligence until your souls are comforted well."

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