Obviously this is just my opinion. Apologies if my answer seems vague or waffly – I think our ability to analyse these kinds of things with words is limited. I

Obviously this is just my opinion. Apologies if my answer seems vague or waffly – I think our ability to analyse these kinds of things with words is limited. I think our personality and memories didn't prexist our birth, and they don't exist anymore once we die. However, I think we are something more than our body, memories, personality and mind. The analogy that makes most sense to me is the idea that the universe is a kind of actor, and people are characters it's playing. The universe takes the form of people, with memories and so on, and it will do so again after my body dies. So I don't think there's 'nothing' on either side of life. Perhaps somebody can better word this if they have similar views. My skills at writing are too limited here.