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ople have some belief of what will become of them after death. From a religious standpoint or if they just believe they will die and be buried. Either way something is to become of them. Most believe that there is some way to give them immortality or to have the ability to live forever. The ancient Egyptians are one group of people that would not have the belief of just physical permanence. They
strived to attain everlasting life. The Egyptians believed solely in religion, rebirth after death, quality of their religious life to earn them everlasting, and preservation though mummification. They thought that their afterlife depended on how well they did in their first life, like reincarnation. They also believed that mummification was the only
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y to having an afterlife. Mummification was preserving a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth. Only if this process was done properly could that person move on to afterlife. Like Egyptians before them the Chinese were one of the groups that tried to prevent their death. They used precise methods in attempts to meet this quest. The
Times (London) said, "If the Chinese had not believed so passionately in the spirit world and the afterlife, they would never have ensured that their tombs carried such resplendent cargoes. The w
ealth of refined bronzes, jades and ceramics installed there testifies to the importance of their faith in life after death" (Sept. 10, 1996). The Chinese believed so importantly on this quest that they took these extreme measures. Another thing they used was trying to follow special diets and exercise ways to ensure it. These ways and others ensuring their immortality through their actions gave them a sense of satisfaction and internal peace. It appeased their curiosity as does this belief to other groups of people even today. Mormons, for example, believe that living by their commandments bring joy, stability, freedom, and safety to followers of Christ according to http://www.mormonbeliefs.org/mormon_beliefs. Also, most of all their good works are what make a difference in how their afterlife will be. We find that today and in previous times each has had their own belief in how to find that immortality. We see that it has not been forgotten neither will it ever be this never ending quest for immortality.
ople have some belief of what will become of them after death. From a religious standpoint or if they just believe they will die and be buried. Either way something is to become of them. Most believe that there is some way to give them immortality or to have the ability to live forever. The ancient Egyptians are one group of people that would not have the belief of just physical permanence. They strived to attain everlasting life. The Egyptians believed solely in religion, rebirth after death, quality of their religious life to earn them everlasting, and preservation though mummification. They thought that their afterlife depended on how well they did in their first life, like reincarnation. They also believed that mummification was the only wa
y to having an afterlife. Mummification was preserving a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth. Only if this process was done properly could that person move on to afterlife. Like Egyptians before them the Chinese were one of the groups that tried to prevent their death. They used precise methods in attempts to meet this quest. The Times (London) said, "If the Chinese had not believed so passionately in the spirit world and the afterlife, they would never have ensured that their tombs carried such resplendent cargoes. The w
ealth of refined bronzes, jades and ceramics installed there testifies to the importance of their faith in life after death" (Sept. 10, 1996). The Chinese believed so importantly on this quest that they took these extreme measures. Another thing they used was trying to follow special diets and exercise ways to ensure it. These ways and others ensuring their immortality through their actions gave them a sense of satisfaction and internal peace. It appeased their curiosity as does this belief to other groups of people even today. Mormons, for example, believe that living by their commandments bring joy, stability, freedom, and safety to followers of Christ according to http://www.mormonbeliefs.org/mormon_beliefs. Also, most of all their good works are what make a difference in how their afterlife will be. We find that today and in previous times each has had their own belief in how to find that immortality. We see that it has not been forgotten neither will it ever be this never ending quest for immortality.
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