Live it up while you're alive

I often look up at the stars at night and think about people who have passed away.

Have they truly left us, or are they looking over our shoulders?

Perhaps they have been reincarnated and are walking around Earth again.

Be they Christian or Buddhist, most people have their own ideas about what happens when we die.

We can't help but ponder our place in the world and the purpose of our existence.

Finding out what lies beyond our present form of life, be it an afterlife or the ultimate end of our existence, seems to give us a sense of comfort in our everyday lives.

Coming to grips with the concept that there will be an end to whatever we possess or achieve encourages us to treasure the present.