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The Afterlife Belief
This story shares with us one belief about the afterlife, furthermore it may answer the question; what happens when we die? I can't answer this question for myself, although i do have a few beliefs. The belief that you always come back to life as another being after you die is one i very much belief in. Heaven is another well known belief, in my opinion it is very surreal and something i do believe in as well. I’ve been told many stories of the afterlife, however most were about belonging in the afterlife in spirit form. The most dominant belief i have about the afterlife is that after you die you still exist, although outside your body in spirit form. I think we are told stories of the afterlife so we can be at ease that there is an afterlife

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