Death: Is that the End?

Abstract

Death is an unavoidable compulsion. Besides, the discourse or even the issue of death transmits fear and cold goose pimples. Many people will rather pretend it does not matter than spend their precious time discussing it. Most people deemed it necessary if it happens close to home. Thus, this article explores the notion of death, and seeks answer(s) on the question; Is death an absolute end to an individual? On the periphery, this article seeks answer(s) on why the topic of death is hardly conferred? To arrive at a substantial level of logical explanation, a qualitative method was employed with an in-depth interview as the key research technique for data collection. Data from the field reveals, that death is a sad event of which human is helpless to control or provide a concrete explanation on the aftermath of death. But, there is understanding, that death is not necessarily the end of an individual as works and offspring keeps such individual alive. This understanding is based on the notion of symbolic immortality or post-self.