What happens when you die?

[JoeMercer'sWay]

I've often asked myself this question, I've wondered about what happens to you when the end of your life comes. Because surely you can't disappear, it wouldn't make sense. You have to keep existing somehow or another, or do we somehow become detached from our souls and just drift off, no longer in existence? I still can't get my head around what happens and convince myself that you will still exist somehow or another, whether it be in heaven/hell, another planet or place or simply repeat your time on earth again simply taking the form of another being. I really don't know what to believe. What's everyone elses views on the end of ones life?

I posted this elsewhere but I can't put it better than Albert Einstein so here it is again...

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modelled after our own; a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbour such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotism.
~ Albert Einstein


It's only your ego that wants there to be something... Let go and just enjoy the ride you're on.

And believe me, that's hard for me to say just at the moment. :-/

and einstein was human.

 

[BlueMo']

When you've gone you've gone. Nothing but dust and earth.

BUT you live on in the memories of those around you. And the things you did upon this mortal coil live on too. I dont believe in ghosts or angels or anything like that. But your 'soul' is the legacy you have left - the love you gave, the advice you imparted, the laughs you shared. All spread around many many different people from loved ones, friends, acquintances, and even strangers (for example a random act of kindness from years before) who will remember you with fondness and a smile.

Look at Big Mal. The happy memories he gaves thousands of Blues and many other supporters. The influence he had over training methods that have filtered down, both individually (for example Buzzer passing on a tip to Nicky in the back garden when he was a kid and now Nicky presumably passing on the same advice to his young uns) and collectively (how they are now implemented throughout football and aid countless footballers careers).
The above examples are merely from his professional life.

Its truly staggering how many footprints we leave upon this earth when we've gone. Far too numerous to even contemplate. Whether you're a successful person or a supposed failure. And thats what we become. We become what we've done.

Big Mal was a one off.
The fact is most of us leave this
life with nothing more than a whimper.
Gone and most definetely forgotten.

 

[Lucky Toma]

When you've gone you've gone. Nothing but dust and earth.

BUT you live on in the memories of those around you. And the things you did upon this mortal coil live on too. I dont believe in ghosts or angels or anything like that. But your 'soul' is the legacy you have left - the love you gave, the advice you imparted, the laughs you shared. All spread around many many different people from loved ones, friends, acquintances, and even strangers (for example a random act of kindness from years before) who will remember you with fondness and a smile.

Look at Big Mal. The happy memories he gaves thousands of Blues and many other supporters. The influence he had over training methods that have filtered down, both individually (for example Buzzer passing on a tip to Nicky in the back garden when he was a kid and now Nicky presumably passing on the same advice to his young uns) and collectively (how they are now implemented throughout football and aid countless footballers careers).
The above examples are merely from his professional life.

Its truly staggering how many footprints we leave upon this earth when we've gone. Far too numerous to even contemplate. Whether you're a successful person or a supposed failure. And thats what we become. We become what we've done.

Big Mal was a one off.
The fact is most of us leave this
life with nothing more than a whimper.
Gone and most definetely forgotten.

Mate people have written on here supporting the EDL.....or slagged off NDJ......yet I have never disagreed more with a poster.

Unless you are a misanthropic hermit who has no family and, well basically unless you are a human incarnation of the Grinch, then you, me, and every single person alive leaves an incredible unquantifiable mark upon this world.
With our daily interactions and actions.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Big Mal was a one off.
The fact is most of us leave this
life with nothing more than a whimper.
Gone and most definetely forgotten.

Mate people have written on here supporting the EDL.....or slagged off NDJ......yet I have never disagreed more with a poster.

Unless you are a misanthropic hermit who has no family and, well basically unless you are a human incarnation of the Grinch, then you, me, and every single person alive leaves an incredible unquantifiable mark upon this world.
With our daily interactions and actions.

you mean you'll miss me? ;)

 

[ultimateharold]

Naff all happens.

I've informed my crew that in anyone churns out that 'I've only moved into the next room' tripe at my funeral they are to be escorted out.

 

[BlueMo']

Big Mal was a one off.
The fact is most of us leave this
life with nothing more than a whimper.
Gone and most definetely forgotten.

Mate people have written on here supporting the EDL.....or slagged off NDJ......yet I have never disagreed more with a poster.

Unless you are a misanthropic hermit who has no family and, well basically unless you are a human incarnation of the Grinch, then you, me, and every single person alive leaves an incredible unquantifiable mark upon this world.
With our daily interactions and actions.

If you say so.

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[Lucky Toma]

Mate people have written on here supporting the EDL.....or slagged off NDJ......yet I have never disagreed more with a poster.

Unless you are a misanthropic hermit who has no family and, well basically unless you are a human incarnation of the Grinch, then you, me, and every single person alive leaves an incredible unquantifiable mark upon this world.
With our daily interactions and actions.

you mean you'll miss me? ;)

Perfect example mate.

I've never met you. I have no idea what your name is, or where you live, or what kind of person you are, or what kind of life you've led.

But if I'm walking down Joe Mercer Way I instinctively recall you merely by word association.
And if, God forbid, anything ever happened to you and we were notified on here then any time I walked down there I'd think of you and remember you as a decent poster.
As legacies go this isnt much. However I'm a total stranger to you. Yet I will remember you fondly.
Just one tiny strand of the enormous intricate web you've made in this life.

Take into account siblings, parents, off-spring, teachers, school-friends, mates, work-mates, acquintances, friends of friends, people down the pub, people at the game who sit near you and nod when you verbally offer a well-thought out opinion of a lazy player, a stranger who you borrowed jump leads to and helped get their car started when they were stranded......it adds up to thousands of people who every single one of us touches, and has an influence on in this life.

We are all kings. :) And when we are remembered...even if its something daft like peeling an orange and someone remarks that its a strange way of doing so and you say 'my grandad taught me to do it this way'.........we live on every day for many more years after our passing.

 

[Balti]

you mean you'll miss me? ;)

Perfect example mate.

I've never met you. I have no idea what your name is, or where you live, or what kind of person you are, or what kind of life you've led.

But if I'm walking down Joe Mercer Way I instinctively recall you merely by word association.
And if, God forbid, anything ever happened to you and we were notified on here then any time I walked down there I'd think of you and remember you as a decent poster.
As legacies go this isnt much. However I'm a total stranger to you. Yet I will remember you fondly.
Just one tiny strand of the enormous intricate web you've made in this life.

Take into account siblings, parents, off-spring, teachers, school-friends, mates, work-mates, acquintances, friends of friends, people down the pub, people at the game who sit near you and nod when you verbally offer a well-thought out opinion of a lazy player......it adds up to thousands of people who every single one of us touches, and has an influence on in this life.

We are all kings. :) And when we are remembered...even if its something daft like peeling an orange and someone remarks that its a strange way of doing so and you say 'my grandad taught me to do it this way'.........we live on every day for many more years after our passing.

well said, in other peoples memories yes of course

but I think OP was hoping for something more tangible....another plane/sphere..

 

[GStar]

The Sopranos got it spot on.

 

[Lucky Toma]

Yeah I know Balti but....when you're dead, you're dead. I'm trying to be upbeat here but y'know....cats are gonna shit on the ground above us.