Christopher Lee, the 'Dracula', is Dead

Dracula of the novel and reel is immortal. But this Dracula is mortal because he is human. Death is a great leveler, they say. So whether one is a great actor or a great sage, death will finally catch up with all of us.  Of course, for someone like Sir Christopher Lee (1922-2015), the memories will live for ages to come. Every time one watches the movies he has acted in, his memories will be relived. Surely, he would be missed as an actor!

Considering that death is a pervasive experience, occurring to both young and old, religious or otherwise, male or female, it is a subject that should arouse everybody's curiosity. Yet the problem is that one cannot really ask someone about death because those who are dead remained dead. However, those of us who are still alive debate and ask questions about death. In this respect, there are those who believe that there is life beyond death; those who are religious believer like myself believe in life after death. But there are those who do not believe in life after death specially if one is an atheist. But the point is whether there is a gain for believing in life after death or rather a loss/absence of a gain for not believing in life after death? 

Those who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and God, as I do, believe that I shall see my dad who passed away few years back and my brother who passed away twenty years back. These are people very close to me. And those who have close ones who have passed away will surely understand the sentiment I am talking about. A critic may say that there is no empirical proof that I would see them and that unless there is empirical proof, such belief in unwarranted. Well, there are many things we believe without empirical proof! But the point is by not believing what does one gain? I see nothing! But then by believing I have a hope, a comfort! This hope is better than no hope. This hope cannot be provided by a belief that is devoid of any place for God. It is only religion that places the centrality of belief in a person like Jesus Christ that provides such a belief, such a hope. And I count this hope very much valuable for a meaningful life!