Reflections on Life and Death

Contents Foreword 6 What is Death? 8 The First and the Second Life 9 After Death 10 Time’s Up! 12 The Purpose of Life 14 The Reality of the Present World 16 Building This World, or Preparing For the Hereafter? 18 This World is Temporary 20 Death: A Reminder 22 On the Other Side of Life 23 Running Without a Destination 24 Terrifying Result 25 The World After Death 27 News of Death 28 Death’s Lesson 30 Reading Our Own Funeral Prayers 31 Marking Someone’s Death 32 Who is Eligible for Paradise? 33 Towards the Most Noble Companion 35 The 25th Hour 37