I thought that spending eternity in hell was something like spending years in jail.
A childhood belief about afterlife

others believed things like this
- I used to think that when you died, you would be awake trapped in your coffin rotting for all eternity!— Trapped in the Coffin
- I was sad for many years because my aunt once told me I would go to hell for farting in church!— Tara
- when i was 4or5 i thought if i was naughty i would get sent to jail.— JESSELEE GWYNNE (VICTORA)
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- I used to believe that if you said hell 50 times you went to hell— a big boff
- i used to believe that if i crawl under my bed i would be locked in. like a jail.— K.N.C