whetherthere’safterlife,,;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,,andevilwithevil,buttheydon’treallybelieveanyretributionintheirafterlife.
however,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,,,therearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,thebuddhaandthebodhisattvas.
maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpeople’sveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheyweretherealdragons,thesonsofgod,?
manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletgodseetheirsinceritysoastoberebornintoabetterafterlife,’thelpasking:supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustilldogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?andifgoddoesnotseewhatyouaredoing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?ifyouwork,notforservingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterlifeofyourown,isn’titalittletooselfish?comparingwiththiskindofbelievers,thosewhodon’tbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoinggooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becausetheydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.
:iknownothingaboutmypreviouslife,’safterlife!,somanywishes,somanyambitions,,allofthemwillremainunrealized!
i’mnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,i’mverymuchattachedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedawaybythehurryingtime,,i’drathertherewereafterlife.