My close friend from elementary school passed away due to illness when we were juniors in high school. The illness was an inflamed lymph node. At that time, I wondered, "When the body is gone, what happens? Where does the spirit go?" His time of death drew near right before my eyes and, when even just standing was difficult, he would try to stand and walk on his own two feet. The image of my close friend trying to live like a human being to the very end is burned into my mind.