I've 'lost' a number of people close to me over the years. As I age, I perceive that I'm actually getting closer to seeing them again. I don't belong to any organized religion--it's an oxymoron, and none would have the likes of me anyway--but I think God and angels exist.And I come each day to recognize that we enter different states on this 'journey'. I don't feel atheists will have any answering to do in the next part of life, nor do I feel religious people will be automatically ushered to the front row. I think we follow a 'karma' of sorts, and that we will meet again in the bye and bye. And we'll bump into our loved ones, even if only for a while. I can't prove any of this, but then I don't have to. It works for me. Bless y'all. BM