The only thing we take with us at death is the love we have given away while on earth. Death is one of the most important lessons that must be learned by those who are affected by it. Consciousness continues on after our brain is dead and not functioning. Death really means not believing life continues when physical life ends. Death is a process similar to waking up from a dream.
Death means breaking through the barrier of space and time.
At death, the spirit leaves the body. In traumatic deaths, the spirit may leave the body even before death occurs. When we leave our body, our spiritual awareness becomes more acute. On earth, our brains act as a filter to suppress this acute spiritual awareness. At death, we lose our physical body.