All my dreams of the ultimate dream existence rely on me still being 'me', and the specific qualities of such existence come from my experiences and mental development.
So is life just an experience to show you the merit of struggle, pain, happiness, and all things in moderation?
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Yes, in multiple senses life is preparation for the afterlife. Depending on your spiritual progress made in this current life, you will either attain Moksha at the time of death or be forced to be born again into the material world. If you take birth again, then the sort of life and body you take on depends on the karma you have created in this life.