If there is one constant in this world, it would surely be death. Dying is an unavoidable
             part of life. Indeed, everything that lives will at sometime die. The fear of death is held by
             everyone. Perhaps it is the correlation of death with pain or the unknown state of the human
             consciousness after death, maybe a combination of both, that creates this fear. The fear felt is
             undoubtedly universal, however, the ways in which it is dealt with are varied and diverse. The
             concept of human mortality and how it is dealt with is dependent upon one s society or culture.
             For it is the society that has great impact on the individual s beliefs. Hence, it is also possible for
             other cultures to influence the people of a different culture on such comprehensions.
             The primary and traditional way men and women have made dying a less depressing
             and disturbing idea is though religion. Various religions offer the comforting conception of death
             as a begining for another life or perhaps a continuation for the former. Christians, for example,
             believe that souls that have lived by the words of their God will exist eternally in heaven as
             divine beings themselves. This conception of an afterlife is generally what we people who are
             residents of the Unitied States hold to be true. For American culture has its roots in Europe and
             European culture was and is still influenced by Christian faiths. Similar to Christianity, the
             Hinduism also eases the fear of death by presenting a life after death. Disimilarities present
             themselves in the two faiths concerning exactly what kind of afterlife is lived. Believers of the
             Hindu faith expect to be reincarnated after their demise, either as an animal or human being
             depending on the manner in which their lives were carried out. These ideals have influenced our
             culture though our use of language and thought. The implications are apparent in the common
             references to one s...