I believe that the life begins with birth and ends with death

Sorry. Far too many examples disprove that. A cow is born. It lives. It is slaughtered. It's meat feeds 10 people who would have otherwise died. How has life ended with the cows death?

What the statement above is saying is that our very narrow view of life ends in death. Perhaps life is better off without it?

Again. Nothing ever ends. All the energy in the universe has always been there. It always will be. It just changes states. Now, as to where it came from and where it will go to at the begining and end of all things...

Well. If I could answer that do you think I would be posting it here?

:D (tG)