I've heard similar ideas before. Sounds a lot like an Earth religion called Buddhism.

(She stands and brushes the dirt off her knees.)

I think... it's something we're never really going to know and I have to be okay with that. I can't change it, all I can do is live my life as best I can, enjoy the time I have and be kind to others.

(Julia and Tasha's lanterns are caught up to one another, swirling in a small eddy together.)