Life after Death - why are we so impatient?

So awhile back I posted an entry about reading people's minds and funerals - what I find interesting is that that particular entry has received over 2,000 hits. So I thought to myself..

Why?

Is it that we are so interested in the unknown?  What could possibly on the other side?  What is the curiosity about the next phase in our existence? All of these questions are valid and I am sure are asked by many on a daily basis. 

Take the first  - Why are we SO interested in the unknown? - Today our society is one of instant gratification, Finding out an answer in a matter of seconds - you all know what I am talking about - when you are out to dinner with friends or family and you are talking about that certain movie or actor and you want to know how old they are.. we have all done it - so you get out your smart phone (well except my mom, she has a flip phone and is very proud of it.) and you look up the information. Why? Because you couldn't wait. The idea of not knowing and finding out immediately is now a part of daily life. But when we talk about death and what happens after it - well that is a different story.. or is it?  ( Just think about that for a few minutes) 

Now let's take the second - What could possibly be on the "other side?"  Ah .. the afterlife, the next stage - for those who believe that there is a next phase in our existence are "dying" to know what it is.(I can't believe I made that joke.. OK, yeah I can.).   It is our fixation on 'what it will be like'  - There are those who have 'died' and have come back from death  - and many have had after death experiences.  I was curious as to what types of after death experiences people have  - so what did I do?  A search on "after death experiences." My search came up with over eight million hits. EIGHT MILLION!  I have read a number of stories of what has happened when they have encountered a death experience - both good and bad - 

It is the curiosity of that unknown.... which leads to our third - 

What is the curiosity about the next phase in our existence?

I think that many of us are hoping it is easier "there" than here.  The struggle, pain, sadness will all be gone. But is that a true reality? We just don't know. How many of us feel that our lives are being judged on this plain?  That what we do here on this earthly plain will effect the next phase of life?  Maybe for some. For some they believe that the buck stops here - and when we are done living here, that is it. I am not saying that any of these thoughts are wrong or right - I am just putting it out there.  

And who or what exactly chooses it for us?  Is it our soul's path that leads us to the next portion of our existence on another plain? Did we choose our soul's path prior to existing on this earthly plain?  

ah.. so many questions.. so little coffee left in my pot.. OK.. 
off to make another one!

Please chime in and let me know what you are thinking!

Peace, love and coffee..

Me.