24 -------------------------------------------------------------------- People : ---------------------------------- Author : Charles Watts : Is There a Life Beyond the Grave? Text : ---------------------------------- When the last grand scene arrives, the Secularist, having done his duty, lies down quietly to rest, and sleeps the long sleep from which, so far as we know, there is no waking. What has he to fear? He knows that death is the consequence of life, that nothing possesses immortality. The plant that blooms in the garden, the bird that flutters in the summer sun, the bee that flies from flower to flower, and the lower animals of every kind, all pass into a state of unconsciousness when their part is played and their work is done. Why should man be an exception to the universal law? His body is built up on the same principle as that of everything else that breathes, and his mental faculties differ in degree, but not in character, from theirs. He is subject to the same law as the rest of existence... Events : ---------------------------------- 24 -- Added : April 11, 2020 24 -- Updated : June 06, 2022 About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://RevoltSource.com/