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Ongoing, First published Mar 24, 2024
They say, human beings, after we die, even after our hearts have stopped pumping, our brains will still be active. The brain will be active for 7 minutes after you die. In these 7 minutes, our entire life plays back from the moment we were born to the moment we die, like a flashback!

             This story is the POV of a 25-year-old boy who has committed suc!de, tired of everything going on in the world. It is widely believed that our brains remain active for 7 minutes even after we die. During this time, our entire life flashes before our eyes, from when we are born to when we pass away. This story follows the perspective of a 25-year-old who has taken their own life due to their exhaustion with the state of the world. After death, the individual experiences a dream-like state where they relive both happy and sad moments. This experience is beyond their control, and they have no choice but to re-experience it. After his death, His brain flashed back to his happy moments in life. 
               Throughout these 7 minutes, he saw his entire life in a dream-like state. From all of those happy times with his parents, friends, and girlfriend to those times when he was sad, lonely, depressed, and filled with grief he saw it all. Although he may or may not have wanted to recall those memories, it wasn't in his control, the only choice he had was to re-experience it.

               During this time he saw the day he was born, some of his happiest moments, beautiful childhood memories about friends, brothers, and sisters, his First love till the last love, his First kiss, first hugs, etc, Sad and Lonely moments, and the Miracles that occurred during his life.
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