azulparsnip,
Yesterday morning, after driving taxi from 6pm to 5:30 am and settling my finances with the Company, I engaged a very pious Muslim driver who many times a day lays a rug out on the floor near where we are sitting (while either waiting for a cab to drive, or counting up our earnings before paying the Company) and prays to Allah.
This good man and I previously had a disagreement on a potential transaction and he now would not look at me so I sought to engage him and then we had a very friendly conversation where I found out that besides driving cab he is a teacher of the Quran and we shared with each other our views of the afterlife!
I'm sure that if I had the same view of the afterlife that he has, I would be laying out a rug 5 times a day and praying to Allah, so what you say is true..."It appears that what you think comes after death shapes the way you live!"
Thank you, very much.
Bruce Paine