The most certain thing in anyone's life is Death. Life
is constantly uncertain, but death is a 100 percent certainty. Yet why we
as human beings forget this reality and waste precious time in arguments,
holding on to the past, and keeping grudges. Recently, my maternal grandfather
passed away which has made me ponder on the limited nature of life. A 6
feet tall person reduced to ashes that can be put in a small pot – this is a
fact. I was very attached to him and would often share and do things that I
normally won’t with other people. The oldest memories I have was, when I as a
kid used to sit near him every morning and insist that I will also shave with
him. He used to oblige me by giving a razor without a blade and I used to
happily fool around with it. For my mom, he was a friend, mentor, and someone,
to whom she could go for any advice, no wonder she is in deep grief because of
this loss.
Being aware of this fact that one-day I too will die helps
me to think and act on the higher dimensions of life. It is only once a person
realizes that death is guaranteed, the perspective to look at life
changes completely. Who has the time to waste on all kinds of nonsense and stupid things
people partake in. Hence one of my goals is to make every moment of my
life and people around me as beautiful as possible.
Jananam
Sukhadam Maranam Karunam
Milanam
Madhuram Smaranam Karunam
Kalavashadiha
Sakalam Karunam
Samyadhipateh Akhilam Karunam"
Samyadhipateh Akhilam Karunam"
Translation:
Birth is
joyful, death a sorrow
To consort is joyful, to be left with memories is sorrowful
To consort is joyful, to be left with memories is sorrowful
In the
inevitable flow of time, everything turns sorrowful, (for the individual, not
for the cosmic order)
In the kingdom of time, the end is appropriately sorrowful.
In the kingdom of time, the end is appropriately sorrowful.
Till then, goodbye
Grandpa…
I will miss you,
A
