Energy is eternal. I love that. As someone who does not believe in an afterlife and the daughter of an atheist too, I love that I share some of my Mum's atomic energy. Part of her carries on through me. I love that the atomic material that created me has always existed and always will. I am part of every living thing that has ever been and ever will...we really don't need to pray for immortality, we already are the stuff that stars are made of...
Me too. We are all just a collection of atoms, and as such, are linked to everything on this planet, and in the universe. The beauty of it all is dazzling.