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DEATH, RESURRECTION, HELL

— The Deception of Population Increase: One of the reasons
for heedlessness is the recurrence of births. The population of the
world keeps increasing; it never shrinks. Once dragged into the spi-
ral of life, however, man may, because of misconceptions, believe in
alluring yet utterly false notions like "births replace deaths", thereby

maintaining an equilibrium of population. Such a rationale makes
conditions ripe for the formation of a heedless outlook upon death.
However, if from now on, no more births ever occurred around the
world, we would still witness deaths one after another and, as a re-
sult, a shrinking world population. Then the horror of death would
start to be felt. Man would see the disappearance of the people sur-
rounding him one by one and would realize that the inevitable end
would likewise afflict him. Years pass by, but still every day, those
still alive go to sleep in a state of anxiety over whether the next day it
would be their turn. Never do they fail to remember death, not for
one second.
Ironically, the actual situation is no different from the afore-
mentioned example. New-borns have no effect whatsoever on the
ones destined to die. This is only a psychological misconception. The

inhabitants of the world who lived 150 years ago are not around
today. The following generations did not save them from death.
Likewise, 100 years from now, those currently living, with a few ex-
ceptions, will not be alive. That is because the world is not a perma-
nent place for man.

Methods of Self-Deception

About from the reasons which make us disregard death and
plunge into heedlessness, there are also certain defense mechanisms

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