What Death Teaches About Life
Unexpected benefits in life gained from learning about the afterlife.
Bob Olson is the host of Afterlife TV, author of two books, Answers About The Afterlife and The Magic Mala, and creator of the reputable directory of psychics and mediums, BestPsychicDirectory.com.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with death. When my wife, Melissa, and I began dating, she recognized this fascination and gave me a book titled Don’t Be Afraid to Die. That is especially weird because I was only 14. But even at that age, I knew there was something to learn from this subject that nobody wanted to discuss. For instance, when I was 10 years old and my grandfather passed, nobody told me that he’d died. I just happened to notice his room was empty for a week, given that he was living with us at the time. Not until I asked where he was, did anyone tell me what had happened.
When I was 34 years old, my father died. It was 1997, and for the first time in my life, I wondered if there was life after death. Where did Dad go, if anywhere? I was a private investigator at the time, and Melissa suggested I use my skills as a private eye to investigate the afterlife. It was at this time that I realized that my fascination wasn’t with death; I was fascinated with what was beyond death. I just never had enough experience with death to make the connection.
My investigation of the afterlife led me to have extraordinary experiences. I’ve experienced spirit communication with mediums, past-life regressions, between-life regressions, after-death communications, spirit communication using hypnosis, as well as interviews with people who’ve had near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, deathbed visions, dream visitations, and so much more.
I’ve now investigated life after death for 26 years. During that time, I often heard the comment that I should focus more on life than death. What many people don’t understand is that my investigation of what happens when we die has taught me as much about life as the afterlife.