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What does it mean?
Death is not the end but the start of eternal life.
In plain terms
Dying is just the beginning of living forever.
What can you take from it?
View death as a transition, not an end.

Where it applies

  • funerals
  • personal reflection
  • spiritual discussion

Putting it to work

  • find comfort in loss
  • share spiritual beliefs
  • prepare for death

Questions to consider

  • What happens after we die?
  • Does this comfort you?

Another view

This view relies on faith, not proof.

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