“I do believe there is life after death. But it’s nothing like the Christian belief of heaven and hell. I believe it’s more like a weird sort of purgatory. Some of our energy is passed on to other living beings. Our consciousness, I feel, drifts about, sometimes remaining anchored for a time, potentially a long time. I believe in ghosts, even if they are just nothing more than echoes. But I do believe there are wonders that exist just outside of what our senses allow us to perceive, and in death, we can’t possibly be alone.” – Albert Einstein

In his final chapter of his book “Billions and Billions,” Carl Sagan quoted this passage from Albert Einstein to explain how it’s possible for him to face death without the certainty of an afterlife. Considering this final book would be published after his death, it’s clear why he chose to end his book this way. What’s interesting about this Einstein quote to me is that I have a very similar outlook on my own eventual demise. It’s interesting to me that Albert and I are on such a similar wavelength. 

This is a topic I must return to in depth.