You are all extremely anxious to know what has become of them. Such questions do arise spontaneously in the hearts of all. The same question arises today as it arose thousands of years ago. No one can stop it, because it is inseparably connected with our nature. The idea of death has ever been the strongest motive power of religion and religious life.
Death stirs a man to search for immortality.
Man is afraid of death. Man does not want to die. He wants to live forever. This is the starting point of philosophy. Philosophy enquires and investigates.