Escaping the Mortal Cage

Mortal: One who cannot live forever. Cage: A structure meant for confining.  I found myself stuck in a mortal cage. I was increasingly convinced that the material world is all that exists and that death is the end. I didn't like this conclusion. I felt entrapped by it, suffocated by it, but I despaired of finding a way out. It hadn't always been like this. From birth, I had lived under the assumption that humans were immortal. Within this worldview, I embraced heaven; hell; God; eternity; g