推荐阅读：whetherthere?ˉsafterlife,theanswerhasneverbeenthesame.theatheistsdenyafterlife,believingthatourlifeisnomorethanfromthecradletothegrave.theymaycareabouttheirillustriousnamesafterdeath;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,butthe
whetherthere?ˉsafterlife,theanswerhasneverbeenthesame.theatheistsdenyafterlife,believingthatourlifeisnomorethanfromthecradletothegrave.theymaycareabouttheirillustriousnamesafterdeath;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,buttheyneverlaytheirhopesontheirafterlife.theymayalsosaythatgoodwillberewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil,buttheydon?ˉtreallybelieveanyretributionintheirafterlife.however,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,thebeliefinafterlifeisverypopular.theydonotonlybelieveinafterlife,butthousandsofreincarnationsaswell.inthemysteriousworld,therearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,thebuddhaandthebodhisattvas.maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpeople?ˉsveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheyweretherealdragons,thesonsofgod,whiletheroyalministersclaimedtobethereincarnationsofvariousconstellations.butcanthestarsreincarnate?manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletgodseetheirsinceritysoastoberebornintoabetterafterlife,ortoachievethehighestenlightenmentafterseverallivesofpractice.theydobelieveinafterlife.butican?ˉthelpasking:supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustilldogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?andifgoddoesnotseewhatyouaredoing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?ifyouwork,notforservingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterlifeofyourown,isn?ˉtitalittletooselfish?comparingwiththiskindofbelievers,thosewhodon?ˉtbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoinggooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becausetheydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.youmaywonderifibelieveinafterlife.myansweris:iknownothingaboutmypreviouslife,soidarenotmakeimpropercommentsonafterlife.butidohopethere?ˉsafterlife!becauseourpresentlifeissoshortthatsomanythingsslipawaybeforeourproperunderstanding.ihavesomanydreams,somanywishes,somanyambitions,aswellassomanyregretsandconcerns.iftherewerenoafterlife,allofthemwillremainunrealized!i?ˉmnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,i?ˉmverymuchattachedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedawaybythehurryingtime,andiyearnfortheperfectionandmaturityificouldstartalloveragain.sobelieveitornot,i?ˉdrathertherewereafterlife.translatedbyzhangbaodan(diana)
