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Art of Eternal
The text below is the excerpt from the book Art of Eternal, written by Victoria Charles, published by Parkstone International. “To see a world in a grain of sand,And a heaven in a wild flower,Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,And eternity in an hour.” — William Blake, Auguries of Innocence The mysterious preoccupation with death and the afterlife has been constantly explored and revisited throughout time. The harsh reality of death and the aging process, act as a foundation for the belief in eternal life. Human beings in hopes of evading death, seek satisfaction in imagining a source that could grant immortality. Throughout time, symbols such as the ‘Fountain of Youth’,…
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“Death and Taxes”
Death: one of life’s greatest mysteries, and therefore one of people’s greatest fears. Whilst many peoples and civilisations turn to religion and faith to answer the question of the meaning of life, and the purpose of death, and whether or not life after death exists, the prospect of the actual process of dying causes fear and trepidation. Although we cannot know for sure what the exact experience of death holds for us, many people do take comfort in the knowledge that heaven, or an afterlife, awaits them. Why, therefore, is the prospect of death such a scary one? Perhaps it is the fear of leaving the known, of leaving people…
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