This is how we’re immortal

This is how we’re immortal; you’ll read the logic behind this statement when you read this story.

Today, I’m storytelling a tale about time. This is in response to Justrojie’s June 24 prompt: “Write a post about time, using this photo from Ianmdudley. Thank you, Ian for the snap!”

I’m writing about the concept of time, because I was reminded of it when I was in church for Mass. I suddenly recalled JustRojie’s writing prompt on time, and how I can write about time in relation to life and afterlife.

I’m also including another prompt, from the website of Violet’s Lentz. Her prompt is a Literary Quote, “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Violet’s story appears at https://violetslentz.home.blog/2025/11/20/whilst-underwater/

I take some time to think about how to write stories using prompts from bloggers. They have invested time to invent good prompts and I appreciate their efforts. They’re responsible and lovely people, who come to read my stories.

When a man, woman or child dies, does life end? The life of that human is stopped. I believe their time continues. The souls are immortal. This story is written using my convictions and I don’t expect anybody to agree with me. I write to share my opinions.

I believe the dead continues in another form, in another dimension. Obviously, we can’t see them easily because of these reasons; being in another form and dimension. Every soul’s time continues and it is immortal.

You’ll challenge me. How would I know? My Catholic religion tells me that after death, the soul has one of four routes to go. It either ascends to Heaven, descends to Purgatory to atone for sins before it can enter Heaven, or descends to Hell. The fourth route is being a ghost on earth.

I interpret the quote from JK Rowling’s book, to imply that death sends the soul into “the next great adventure”. If the human being was impure or sinful during its life, it would likely have to enter Purgatory, to wash away its sins, before it reaches a pure state, to ascend to Heaven. Purgatory, Heaven, Hell, or ghosting, are adventures, albeit not all of these dimensions are great adventures. Some types of adventures exert toll, and suffering. I don’t intend to “preach” so I’ll leave readers to do their own research by googling and reading the relevant bible passages.

I’m not saying Ms Rowling intended her quote to mean that, or anything else, as her book is a fiction. I’ve also classified this post as fiction, because I’ve included ghost in this storytelling.