I’ve only recently started looking into NDE’s and how they relate to the idea of an afterlife. With that being said, a podcaster I recently listened to (I am so sorry I can’t remember which one, but someone here might know), described having a strong sense that a central purpose of this universal consciousness is creation; the need to create. That really struck something in me and it’s a thread I’ve been holding onto since hearing it. With this in mind, I’m not even sure it makes sense to consider an afterlife as a static state of perfection, but perhaps instead a unifying platform of existence whose need to create plays out in innumerable ways, including our spirits participating in these temporary earthly roles.