I got into a near heated argument with my mom on the concept of dying. She is a newfound Christian and adamantly believes that people were not meant to die and that death is a punishment for something someone did millennials ago. She thinks death is not natural. So infuriating is she.
I have been into the paranormal for a long time and if there is one thing I truly believe is that there is something beyond this lifetime. What happens to you may be based on cultural or religious beliefs, but even then I think it's all up to your beliefs. If you believe in reincarnation, then that may be what happens to you. Or maybe that already did happen and that's why the belief is strongly embedded into your conscious. It's also a highly recommended idea to really consider what would happen to you if you die unnaturally vs. naturally and how that happens.
It's been widely believed, and there have been some cases told, where if you take your own life you're spirit is not going to move on. I heard that there is a door gate and it's just all darkness around with line up of solemn, scared people slowly walking towards the door. Whatever is behind this door is not heaven. There isn't even a sign of heaven or a bright light. I think there is supposed to be a voice or a mysterious figure that approaches you and gives you an ultimatum: Stay to roam the Earth in Limbo, which is a very lonely plain, where you can't interact with anybody. Or go through the door and endure whatever awaits, and you know it's not good. This is because your soul is here for a purpose and you will not die naturally until that purpose is fulfilled or you feel you have done all that you can possibly do, or until your physical body can't go on anymore. If the latter happens, this is when reincarnation is likely. If you have ever met a child that has a deep, old soul and has a drive at a young age to make a difference in the world, you could be meeting an incarnate. This has by no means, anything to do with a desire to meet Mickey Mouse at Disney World. Nor is it because those people kept working late into their elder days and didn't bother to retire. Actually, those are the people that have so much passion for their work and care so much that they can't possibly see themselves retiring. They feel they are too important still. They live longer, as studies have shown compared to those who retire early.
It's very interesting how involved spirit is and that the afterlife is not that scary. I think the scariest any soul has been is staring into the gateway to a web of finality, where all souls who have fulfilled all their purposes and needs chose to go. Once you go through that gate there is no turning back and no existence after. Most souls continue to explore other options.