The End

The end.

What does "The End" mean? Does it symbolizes the end of a chapter or the beginning of something new?

We often see the word "The End" in fairy tales and in stories that tells us what the fate of each character in a story. For most people, it does seem so. But there are times that i think that its just the first part of their lives. Just like ours. After we encounter a major event in our life, we can say "The End." We never see what happens next. We don't know if it actually is a happy or bad, or even the actual ending.

We can say that the end is when we die. But that is not necessarily true is it? Some say, our spirit travels as we leave our life on earth. So, it is not the end.

When is the end?