I am 82, and my wife, who I love dearly, passed away 2 years ago. Since then I've been hoping there is an after life, and I will see her again. Another thought, occurred to me. If there isn't an afterlife, all the struggles I've had in this life, have been in vain. When I die, and there is nothing, my 82 years on this earth will have been for nothing, my whole existence, has been pointless.