If people believe in the afterlife, that death isn't final just the next stage and if those same people believe in the eternal soul and reincarnation; then IF they are right, the afterlife of one departed existence is the pre life for the next.
The Void is where souls wait and select with whom they want to share life.
What would someone's life be like if they met not only those they loved from a previous life, but discovered they had previous existences while trying to live a new life.
I am Rebecca now but I've learnt, I wasn't before.