whetherthere’safterlife,,;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,,andevilwithevil,buttheydon’treallybelieveanyretributionintheirafterlife.
　　however,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,,,therearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,thebuddhaandthebodhisattvas.
　　maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpeople’sveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheyweretherealdragons,thesonsofgod,?
　　manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletgodseetheirsinceritysoastoberebornintoabetterafterlife,’thelpasking:supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustilldogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?andifgoddoesnotseewhatyouaredoing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?ifyouwork,notforservingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterlifeofyourown,isn’titalittletooselfish?comparingwiththiskindofbelievers,thosewhodon’tbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoinggooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becausetheydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.
　　:iknownothingaboutmypreviouslife,’safterlife!,somanywishes,somanyambitions,,allofthemwillremainunrealized!
　　i’mnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,i’mverymuchattachedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedawaybythehurryingtime,,i’drathertherewereafterlife.