What happens if no one burns paper for someone after death? Is burning paper really just superstition?

There must be the art of pressing barnyard grass. When I got home, I took the peach symbol off the door, broke it with a sharp knife and put it in a net basket. On the night of the second watch, people went back to their homes a mile away and buried it three feet in the southeast cave. -"Yi Jian Zhiyi"

Speaking of feudal superstition, some people's first reaction is that there are ghosts in the world. Some people don't believe this statement, but Buddhist and Christian people believe it. Of course, Buddhism is a ghost and Christianity is another way of saying it. Whatever the argument, the existence of the two major religions shows that there are still many feudal superstitious people in this world. In fact, in ancient times, many people believed that people would go to hell after death. In order for the families of the deceased to have a better life in another world, they will burn their own paper money for the deceased, which is what we call paper money. However, what if someone dies and no one burns paper for him? Is burning paper really just superstition?

There is a story about paper money. After Cai Lun invented papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his brother and sister-in-law started papermaking business, but the paper they made was really poor, and the business has been bad. One day, Cai Lun's sister-in-law gave birth to a plan. She prepared a coffin and put it at home, lying in it, so that her husband could spread the news of his sudden death. After all the neighbors in the village came to the door, her brother began to burn paper, and her sister-in-law sat up from the coffin in time to explain to the frightened villagers that she had suffered a lot down there. After the husband burned paper for himself, the Yin soldiers saw these benefits and let themselves come back. Sister-in-law said that burning more paper would make them live better in hell. Others believed it, and from then on, their paper sold well, hence the name paper money.

In the bustling modern life, although burning naked flames in cemeteries is forbidden in big cities, this custom is still maintained in some villages. Whenever people go home to worship their ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day or Chinese New Year, they will habitually bring paper money and firecrackers to burn incense for them. Perhaps, some of these people are really superstitious, but some people regard it as a spiritual sustenance. Some people didn't do their duty when they were alive. When things change, they can't recover. Burning a little paper money may ease their guilt.

As for whether people really exist in another world after death, the current science cannot give an accurate answer, and related issues need further study. However, some people with strong scientific concepts must think that people will be completely finished after death and will not survive in another world in any form, so they will not worship their ancestors, let alone burn paper, which is a meaningless activity. In fact, whether to burn paper or not depends entirely on personal wishes. Whether the dead are just watching what they think, I hope those who are still alive will live in their hearts forever. If it doesn't matter, whether they are dead or alive, they are like air.

Burning paper expresses the memory and care of the living for the dead, which is also inherited from the traditional culture of China. This traditional custom harmful to the environment should be abandoned. Traditional culture should not be a conservative and mechanical inheritance. We should take the essence and discard the dross. Whether we burn paper money for our ancestors or not, "they" will not argue with us. Similarly, we can't get their blessing when we burn paper money. The memory of ancestors should be kept in the heart, and living in the heart may be another form of existence.

It is difficult for people to give up the habit of sticking to it for many years at once, but this does not affect instilling such an idea in them. When a person's knowledge changes, their behavior will also change accordingly. In fact, from birth, there will be many big gifts, such as birth baptism, full moon ceremony, wedding ceremony or modern adult ceremony, wedding ceremony and funeral, which almost cover life. A person's greatest significance should be realized when he is alive, and paying too much attention to the afterlife can only be a waste of people and money.

In this controversial society, we don't have to be too serious and follow our hearts. As long as it doesn't hurt the interests of others, whether it's right or wrong, it's your own decision. However, a happy life still needs to be created by ourselves, and God will not bless anyone.