THE END

One of our seniors passed away recently. He had an asthama attack. A puja and a two minute mourning was organised for the peace of the departed soul.
While praying for his soul, many thoughts crossed my mind. Is there really heaven or hell after death? What happens when one dies? Does one see one's death approaching?

Though I am a person who tries to be positive most of the time, such experiences make me think about death. Have lost a dear friend and some of my relatives in the recent past. The passing of a near and dear one does leave a profound impact on a person. It gives me a feeling of how lucky i am still to be alive and living among my dear ones. One begins to appreciate the true value of life.

Still remember the last time I met my friend. We window shopped the whole of 2-3 hours and also indulged in BIRD watching. Talked a lot about the past, college life and our future. When I last saw him, he was smiling and waving at me from his gate. A week after that, he passed away in an accident and that last image of his is still etched in my mind.

Am glad that god has not given to us the power to look into the future, otherwise we would always have been worried about our death. Life is too precious a thing to be wasted away worrying.

Would like to quote a poem about life by Sir Walter Raleigh here
What is our life?

A play of passion, Our mirth the music of division,
Our mother's wombs the tiring-houses be,
Where we are dressed for this short comedy.
Heaven the judicious sharp spectator is,
That sits and marks still who doth act amiss.
Our graves that hide us from the setting sun
Are like drawn curtains when the play is done.
Thus march we, playing, to our latest rest,
Only we die in earnest, that's no jest

Till Next time

Sarath