Had I lived in ancient Egypt, I would have adopted the beliefs of my ancestors who believed in believed in many gods and goddesses. We worship our gods and goddesses in our home. We have a statue of Osiris, the God of the afterlife and we show gratitude and love by our offerings of food and gifts throughout the day. The elders in the family share stories about our gods providing a constant presence in our daily lives.
Great effort is exhibited to prepare for the death of family members and our journey to another world where we will lead a new life. We will need all the things we use in our lives and we collect in preparation for the afterlife. We will place objects such as bowls, combs, and other trinkets, along with food, in their graves. We are farmers and our poor and cannot afford to be buried with jewelry, furniture, and other valuable like wealthy Egyptians. Our family members will buried in the sand unlike the rich ones who will be buried in tombs.
Death is not considered to be the end of one's life, rather a necessary process that one has to go through in order to enter a dimension of complete bliss and eternity. This is dependent on the way we live our lives. There are 42 Principles that guide us on what we should and should not do in our everyday lives and we strive to follow these principals so that we may be judged favorably by Ma’at, the goddess of justice. Ma’at will judge us by these principals and award our