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I have not believed in life after death for some time now, many years, and in this time I've ever told someone that they'll "see them on the other side" or whatnot. I don't tell them much of anything, but instead I just nod and let them feel what they are going to feel.
I'm an atheist, and I accept that this life is the only one we get. The desire to live and to enjoy the lives of those around me is very palpable, and I know that to stuff down the despair at their loss is just to reject reality. It hurts hard to not have those crutches to lean on when those we love have passed away, but it is in these dark moments that the light of good in life is brightened. I wish you well.
Thank you. I agree that this life, this world, and all our living relationships are primary...it just didn't hurt so hard when I was a younger man. I've had many animal companions, and sent them all to the clearing at the end of the path when they could no longer live without pain. But rather than getting used to it, every loss stabs deeper than the one before. The 'wisdom of the old' kind of sucks.