Woke up this morning.  I felt happy to be home and secure about my short term future.  Long term?  I'm old and there is not much time left.  Unlike most of you, I don't believe there are such things as Heaven and Hell.   Purgatory, perhaps, as 15 Craigside , where I live, is perhaps one of the locations for this test period. So I asked Google AI about the nature of Purgatory. Purgatory is often described as a mix of intense suffering and profound hope.   Purification by Fire:   Traditionally, this is seen as a "cleansing fire" that burns away the stains of venial sins and the temporal punishment due to forgiven sins. The "Dentist" Analogy:   Some theologians, such as C.S. Lewis, compared it to a necessary but unpleasant visit to the dentist—a painful process that results in a "clean bill of health". The Pain of Loss:   Souls in Purgatory experience the "pain of loss," which is the temporary deprivation of the Beatific Vision (seeing God ...