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‘Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it. By living our lives, we nurture death’. – Haruki Mukarami
The above quotation by the Japanese writer, Haruki Mukarami, shows how he sees death. He sees death as a continuation of life.
The Yoruba worldview believes that people only die physically. But after their sojourn on this earth, they embark on a rather long journey to heaven. That is why the dead is traditionally prepared for the arduous task of a long journey.
Depending on their status in life, the dead are prepared for eventualities of the trip. The Yoruba even went to the extent, in the olden days, of burying slaves with the deceased. Of course, for humans to be interred with another one presupposed that the latter was an individual of worth. In their apparent blindness, the Yoruba never realised that the dead was dead!
Very dead!!!
The Christian worldview believes that there is heaven and hell. People who are favoured by God go to heaven. Others go to pay for their sins in hell. But then, all this will come at the second coming of The Comforter when all those who are judged right will enter into Paradise.
Although, people have been imagining what heaven and hell will be like, most of us do not have an empirical evidence. We don’t have an inkling. That is not to say that we have not been hearing some rumours.
Indeed, some have claimed they had died for some days and they saw heaven. Some even claimed they saw God.
However, what we know is that it is better to be fair to others iin life. When a person tries to be good, they will have a feeling of satisfaction. They will not be afraid of death. And in so doing, they’re preparing their HEAVEN!
Iku t’o n p’ojugba eni, owe lo npa fun ni.
Good deeds!
Good behaviour!!
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