Moments before he left this world, Chief Obafemi Awolowo started looking for this book: “Life After Life” by Dr. Raymond Moody. Many thought his search for the book was to further enrich his enviable depth of knowledge. But Baba Awo likely knew what was happening.
His story is one that gives credence to arguments that people have premonition of their passing before it happens.
Awolowo became deeply interested in spiritual and metaphysical subjects at this time particularly about life after dæth, reincarnation, and the immortality of the soul. During interviews and conversations with close associates, he was known to have mentioned wanting to read the “Life After Life” after hearing about it.
The book, published in 1975 by Dr. Raymond A. Moody Jr., discusses near-dæth experiences and what people reportedly encounter after clinical dæth — a theme that strongly resonated with Awolowo’s personal beliefs about the continuity of the soul.
In fact, his wife, Chief (Mrs.) HID Awolowo, once recalled that he spent considerable time reading spiritual and philosophical works, including “Life After Life”, in preparation for what he believed was a transition to another plane of existence.
Moody’s research found remarkable similarities in the stories of those who he spoke with and which he summarized into common elements, such as:
1. A feeling of peace after “dy!ng.”
2. Leaving the body and viewing it from above.
3. Traveling through a tunnel toward a bright light.
4. Meeting decæsed relatives or spiritual beings.
5.Seeing the summary of everything a person did in his entire life “flash” before them.
6. A border or point of no return, before being sent back to life.
Though the book did not prove life after dæth, it powerfully suggests that one’s consciousness might survive beyond the body.
In one interview at this period, Awolowo was quoted as saying: “I am never afraid of dæth. What I fear is failing to do all that I am destined to do while on this plane.”
And shortly before his passing on May 9, 1987, Awolowo reportedly told his wife: “My dear, I have finished all that I came to do in this world. I am ready to go home.”
Credit: Ethnic African Stories
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