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The concept of human destiny and life after death 1
THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN DESTINY AND LIFE AFTER DEATH
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The concept of human destiny and life after death 2
The concept of human destiny and life after death
Introduction
The composers of various songs do that with the main aim of conveying a certain
message to its audience. Also, songs are very key in fostering values and principles to the
members of the society because they are a specific message or information. For a long time even
today, there are several questions asked concerning the destiny of humankind and what happens
after death and whether there is still a continuity of life or not. Destiny here involves the future
of the members of the society more so after death. In this essay, will discuss an example of a
secular song which tries to talk about life after death and later link it to one of the religious
belief, Christianity.
Example of a song that conveys human destiny and afterlife
For a long period of time, there has been a big question and debate on whether there is
life after death, that is, whether there is a continuation of life after life. Religious groups and
even the singers have tried to provide information on the destiny of humankind. One of the
secular song done by Evanessence called ‘my immortal' tries to explain and convey the message
that there is life after death and that life still continues even after the person had died. In the
song, Evanessance mourns her father but she says that she is happy because she is hoping to see
her father again in the other world that people go after death (Kadar, et al, 2015).
The teaching of Christianity on the afterlife and human destiny
Many people kept on asking what really happens when one dies and whether there is a
destiny for those who die. All these questions according to Christians were answered when Jesus
in the Bible resurrected the dead and also said that those who believe in him (Jesus Christ) will