Life Death and Beyond

There is an additional aspect of this issue, and that is that a human being has an innate sense of justice. By nature, a person wants that in the world decisions be made according to justice—that good people should receive full reward for their goodness and evil people should receive adequate punishment for their wickedness. This is demanded by human nature itself. This demand also necessitates that there be another world where this requirement of justice is fulfilled, because for this to happen in the present world is just not possible. Keeping all these things in mind, the concept of the Hereafter comes to be seen as convincing and true. By accepting the reality of the Hereafter, one receives a completely satisfactory reply to all questions about life. Everything falls into place! The Invisible Wall of Death In a place somewhere in eastern India there was a coal mine, some 450 feet deep, which had been closed for many years. Gradually, a lot of water had filled up inside. Some years ago, another mine was excavated nearby, at a distance of some 80 feet from it. On 27th December 1975 a terrible accident occurred. The distance of 80 feet or so between the two mines was thought to be considerably safe. But suddenly, a 60 feet-wide hole formed and water from the old mine rushed into the new mine with such speed that in just three minutes, the new mine filled up. More than 370 labourers and engineers who were working