Every life has to taste its drops in one way or the other. The living things created on the planet earth have death alongside. None of the living creatures can avoid death. Death is the ultimate reality of life. Either, we go pillar to post or try to save ourselves seeking safe custody, but none can refuge us from it. The life has to end either living hundreds of years or more. One day death shall come to end us. Death is above all because it gives defeat to every living creature on the planet. Whether, we live in rich homes, riding luxurious cars, eat balanced food, and cured by the world’s best medical infrastructure, still we can’t save ourselves from death. Psychologically speaking, we have become addicted to life and forgotten Death once for all. We live like; as though we may live forever. The bitter truth is, we have forgotten everyone whom death took in her lap. Every day our hands dig graves for our loved ones and thousands of people have die watching by our own eyes, still we see ourselves immortal. Every single day on average about two lakh people die and still we believe we may go on living forever. Which frame of mind we are living in, isn’t it an illusion of our mind setup? Haven’t we saw our forefathers slept in the graveyards? Aren’t our loved ones gliding in the graves? If yes, then how much ignorance and mindlessness? Literally speaking, shouldn’t we confess the bitter and Certain reality-Death? One may come and one may go, the mechanism of both life and death goes on. We can never refrain from it, neither we may overcome its causes and consequences. The different seasons come and go, the variety of aquatic and terrestrial species come and go, the alternate flowers replace their former ones, the chirping of beautiful birds varies etc. The coming and going mechanism of life and death teaches us a worthliving lesson that everything will get erased. Notably, the great personalities of the world, religious and non religious who contributed immensely have been erased by Death. Who are you and me? Can we still marginalise Death to others only not ourselves? This is the serious question to be taken care of, and we must ponder about how to discover its reality as soon as possible to live short but worthy life.
“We may die as it is certain, but how we are going to die it is more important. Let’s die proudly, with an intent of truthfulness, honesty, love and sympathy. Let’s die to pure our body, self and soul. Let’s die to be free from all the agonies. Let’s die to refrain from selfishness and hypocrisy. Let’s die to be among the pious. Let’s die to achieve eternity and life forever. Let’s die to be a sage.”
Although, Death is certain but since its actual existence has shocked the whole world. We are living in the 21st century, where technology rules everyone but still failed to justify the word death. As per factual reports of medical science, the word Death has more than 100 definitions, but not a single definition is acceptable and based on facts. As all the definitions given to Death by Medical science varies. Proper justification seemed impossible till now and in my opinion, it will remain mystery till domesday, more so, being God secret. Being humans, we should know our limitations and how fragile creation we are. Let’s not forget our reality, being always caged in the lap of death. Then why enmity, selfishness, greediness, hatredness, evilness and so on. Living with such traits and instincts could lead us to disaster! If we get eliminated owing such qualities, then our soul would have a deep regret. We may die as it is certain, but how we are going to die it is more important. Let’s die proudly, with an intent of truthfulness, honesty, love and sympathy. Let’s die to pure our body, self and soul. Let’s die to be free from all the agonies. Let’s die to refrain from selfishness and hypocrisy. Let’s die to be among the pious. Let’s die to achieve eternity and life forever. Let’s die to be a sage. A famous saying of Hazrat Ali (A.S) popularly known as gateway to knowledge of city, goes like as, “ If you observe the speed of death, as I know and observe, you will leave your homes and spouses, and live a life in jungles, dens and mountain tops,”.
(The author is a freelancer .The views, opinions and conclusions expressed in this article are those of the author and aren’t necessarily in accord with the views of “Kashmir Horizon”)
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