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As a Satanist, I'm more realistic about life & death than pipedreams others believe in. There's a reason why it's called DEATH, once you're dead, you're dead. That's it. The concept of an afterlife are for those who are afraid of death and want their lives to continue on afterwards (if that were the case, there would be no such thing as 'death').
Which, in my eyes, makes living life today - that much more important! This moment we have right now, is what counts most!
As far as "Heaven" and "Hell" goes, I believe both exist while we're alive, as emotions. Just a few examples...
As an Uncle, when I see my nieces & nephews having fun, soaking up their childhoods, I'm in Heaven - grateful for being there, witnessing it.
Hearing or reading about the destruction overseas or the traumas taking place here in the States - it's Hell for all of us, cause we lose hope in humanity due to other people's stupidity.
That moment you kiss a girl you're in love with and she happens to be your 1st love... That's Heaven!
Then you find out she not gave her cherry to another guy, but is going out with an enemy of yours... That's Hell!
When you get to pursue your dream of becoming a professional wrestler, and make is as far as the TNA Gutcheck program, that's Heaven! (-:
But when your kidney disease catches up with you 3wks later and you're forced to retire at such a young age... it's Hell! )-: