Tracing the origins of how this became a
bridge to the next world in Zoroastrianism
Fariborz Rahnamoon
When you visit a hospice where the terminally ill are awaiting their final moments and talk to them, you will find they have reflected deeply on their lives and are either at peace or are agitated. This introspection, often due to having enough time to reflect, profoundly impacts them. But this is not limited to the terminally ill. It’s a moment that every human being will experience at "the very edge of their time” (Peretum) before the brain shuts down. It is a moment for evaluation, Chin-Vato (Chin-Bovat) of their own deeds and words (Khvaish Shyaothanaish Hizvas cha) (Gatha Ha......