THE CONCEPT OF THE AFTERLIFE AS AN IMPERATIVE

Argument for the Life Hereafter ~ 216 ~ in a lift. After seeing such impressive buildings and highly sophisticated shopping centres, the tourist enters a club where he finds men and women dancing together to the strains of music. “What a fortunate lot they are!” he exclaims. But no sooner are the words out of his mouth than a woman, looking decidedly depressed, emerges from the throng of dancers and sits down in a chair beside him. Out of the blue, she shoots the question at him, “Do I strike you as being ugly?” “No I don’t think so.” “I don’t seem to have any glamour.” “You look glamorous enough to me.” “Thanks. But you know, younger men have stopped cutting in or asking for a date. Life has become so dreary!” Man in this modern age has become a mere shadow of his former self. Progress in science and technology may have enhanced our homes in many ways and provided us with all kinds of facilities such as rapid means of transport, libraries, entertainment, etc., but to tell the truth, people have been robbed of their peace of mind. Giant technological plants have been set up, but there is mass unrest among the workers. This is the tragic culmination of four hundred years of science and