Bertrand Russell, the eminent philosopher, said: “When I die I shall rot.” He believed that this life was all there is. Yet since as far back as archaeologists can discover, human beings have buried their dead along with various artifacts that would help them in their journey to another life. We don’t find any animals doing this, it’s something peculiar to human beings. Assume for a moment that there was no life after this one, no existence of any sort. What would be the purpose of everything we count important to us - loving, caring, grieving for others? Why do we live as if there was a future beyond this life if we don’t believe there is one? Only one person in history ever came back from beyond this life. Jesus was a historical figure who not only spoke and taught about life after death, but predicted his own return from the grave in advance of doing so. He spoke of two futures - one involving joy and peace, the other deep regret and torment. Which of these every person would adopt did not depend on the sum of their good deeds in this life, but on their readiness to accept the life he offered. One of his sayings was: “What profit is there in gaining the whole world at the expense of losing one’s soul?”