The saddest thing I ever read
I am in the midst of reading a book (well, many books, but I'm talking about this one) called Consciousness Beyond Life by Pim Van Lommel. It is a book written by an MD about the evidence for existence beyond the physical form. I like these kinds of books. Growing up, I was raised in a non-religious household with parents who were very open to Science. I'm grateful for that. I was raised with an open slate as far as spirituality was concerned. They encouraged us to follow our own curiosity and beliefs - neither encouraging nor discouraging us in any particular spiritual direction. This has helped shape me greatly. The one thing that this type of upbringing brought out in me, however, was a fear of dying. I had no religious belief to help guide me with regards to death. That's okay now, because I have done a lot of reading and soul searching, and have come to my own understanding of all of this. My point is that it drives m...