To Be or Not to Be?
“…to have emerged from nothing, to have a name, consciousness of self, deep inner feelings, an excruciating inner yearning for life and self-expression—and with all this yet to die. It seems like a hoax.” (Ernst Becker, The Denial of Death)
But more than a hoax, Kabbalah shows that life and death are completely not what we thought they were
Death is one of the most unsettling, yet fascinating, phenomena we all face. At one point or another, it touches the lives of each of us, forcing us to ask profound, seemingly unanswerable questions. Children begin wondering about this phenomenon from very early on. Whether the curiosity is brought about by the passing of a pet or a relative, children begin asking their parents why people die, where one goes after death, and if one ever comes back from “the other side.”
Adults are no less intrigued by death. Many of us love to see an exciting horror flick, with gruesome scenes of the dead rising from their graves in the midst of a dark and chilly night. Lately there are many psychological dramas on this topic, such as movies where a deceased loved one is still present in the protagonist's life.
Such scenarios are not restricted to the cinema alone. Many people make a handsome living by “communicating” with the dead. And anyone who has studied the Bible knows about the “resurrection of the dead” that's expected to occur with the coming of the Messiah.
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