--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: What a shame it would be, if upon death…" description: "\"“What a shame it would be, if upon death, one who lived his life following his religion, were to find out that there is no Heaven and no Hell and that ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/c-joybell-c-471_death_what-a-shame-it-would-be-if-upon-death-o_1611786.jpg" --- # What a shame it would be, if upon death, one who lived his… ![“What a shame it would be, if upon death, one who lived his life following his religion, were to find out that there is no Heaven and no Hell and that all souls just go out and back to the places where they came from, finally free from the monsters that hung onto their backs while they were in this…” quote by C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/c-joybell-c-471_death_what-a-shame-it-would-be-if-upon-death-o_1611786.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/c-joybell-c-471_death_what-a-shame-it-would-be-if-upon-death-o_1611786.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/c-joybell-c-471_death_what-a-shame-it-would-be-if-upon-death-o_1611786.jpg) > ““What a shame it would be, if upon death, one who lived his life following his religion, were to find out that there is no Heaven and no Hell and that all souls just go out and back to the places where they came from, finally free from the monsters that hung onto their backs while they were in this world! And what a shame it would be, if upon death, one who lived life with no thought of her own soul, were to find out that some souls go to some place wonderful and some souls go to some place horrible! But what a shame it would be, for anyone, to live a life here on this Earth full of fear, void of freedom and happiness, meaningless and empty, due to either the probability of Heaven and Hell or the absence thereof! So what is really true, is that you and I have bones in our bodies and have flesh under our skin and we ought to live this life right here in such a way that creates Heaven on Earth and puts Hell far away.”” [C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The quote argues that belief in afterlife concepts distracts from creating a fulfilling, free life on Earth, urging us to focus on present happiness and moral living. **In simple terms:** Focus on living well now rather than worrying about Heaven or Hell. Key Takeaway Live ethically to make Earth a heaven. 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