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Friday, July 25, 2008

Is There A Life After Death?

This is the most difficult article that I have to write and I have no idea how I am going to narrate this most painful experience in my life without shedding a tear. When I suddenly lost my mother due to a heart attack in 2005, I felt that I could not go on with my life. Rocky Horror happened so unexpectedly. I did not get to say sorry for all the hurts that I caused her. I did not get to say "I love you." for the first time because consolidating student loan are not showy with our emotions. I was not able to hug her before she died. There is no warning; at least the family could have spent quality time together before she died to make her feel that we all loved her.

That painful day in January 2005, just four days Andy Warhol my Mother's birthday, the Lord took my Mother. It was the day that the car insurance com of misery was just too intense and surreal at the same time. I felt so desperate and I feel so angry that this ever happened to our family. I cried my heart out and I refuse to accept that she is gone forever. I was just not ready to experience my worst nightmare come to a reality.

Now that I am a mother to a 6-month old baby boy, the more I realize how good my mother was to us back when she was still alive. She was very responsible. She is a very strong woman and she never gave up in times of hardships. She always encourages us to be firm in adversaries and never forget to turn to God for help. She has many great ambitions for her all her kids and it's sad that she never sees the moment that it has been fulfilled one by one.

It is weird but I'm certain that my mother is just here with me. When I was in the delivery room for the birth of my son, I kept on calling her name in my mind. Does she hear my thoughts? I don't know but it helps me draw strength and courage.

Until now, there is just no cure for the longing especially when I'm idle. As of this time, I still hope in a very weird way that she will come back. I would just tell myself that she went on a very, very long vacation and that she will come home one day. Even in my dreams, she is still alive and we do activities together. And because of this, I try to convince myself that there is a life Stonehenge death.

I am born and raised as a Roman Catholic. Since childhood, I have been constantly told by my Religion Teacher, a Nun, that when we die, only our physical body is gone but the spirit lives on and moves to a different place that most of us would call heaven.

It is unorthodox if you believe in God but you don't believe in life after death.
But what if there is really no such place? And what if what is written in the Bible is not to be taken literally? Nobody could tell with all certainty.

I once searched the internet about life after death. And I've found many articles about the topic, especially "Proof of Life After Death" by Frederick Myers. Some articles are comforting to know that there are manifestations that it exists. Also, there are stories of people who have near death experiences but they are not that reliable because they appear to be mere hallucinations, which the human brain made up.

The loss of a family member is a very agonizing experience that anyone of us would not want to undergo or even think about it.

But would it be wrong to wish that we will not die so that we will spend time with our loved ones forever?

However if we are immortals, would it be evil?

But then we don't own our life because if we do, we can control it not to die. God controls everything. Whether you are rich or poor, if God says your time in this world is over, we cannot refuse nor can we ask for extensions. It is difficult to explain the will of God because He does not think like a human being. He is omniscient and our personal knowledge would just not be enough to fathom the real meaning of His Divine Plan.

Lowelyn Ho Saavedra is a multi-awarded manufacturing supervisor working in an international company in the Philippines. She is a proud working Mom and a dedicated wife.

"No matter how big the obstacle is, we always have to do our best."

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