Can we survive death? Billions of people believe we can. But the spirit of the times prevents us from talking about it: a conspiracy of silence about dying and the afterlife. We do everything we can to look away because the loss of life frightens us, deprives us of the most precious thing we have, and is therefore the worst of evils. But perhaps it is time to tear away that veil.

There is a way to avoid being caught off guard. Religion, philosophy, and neuroscience provide us with the tools to do so. The afterlife, the return to nature, reincarnation, the cult of the dead, their ‘presence’ among the living: human history offers many ways to make sense of the end, to consider it not as a curtain call, but as a passage, a transformation, a possible rebirth. Then there are the stories of those who have had a partial experience of death, who have crossed the threshold and returned. They speak of tunnels of light, of detachment from the body, of peace, of encounters with deceased loved ones. Quantum physics and the new frontiers of artificial intelligence offer hope that consciousness does not die along with the brain, but that there is a place, a cloud, where it can continue to live in another dimension. In any case, something of us will remain: at least in the memories, in the affection of those who knew us, granting us immortality.

Antonio Polito tackles the subject of death with the scrupulousness of a journalist and the sensitivity of a man. In search of meaning, he conducts an investigation that intertwines reflections, testimonies, and experiences with an intimate and autobiographical perspective. His journey is one into mystery. It becomes an opportunity to ask ourselves not only what awaits us, but also how to live better from now until then, while we still have time.

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