One should not be afraid of something which is certain.All who have been born on this planet will leave their body and travel to unknown at some point in time..This has been willed in the destiny of all living creatures.Death is as true as life.Something which we can see and feel causes us no fear.However, we fear only those incidents which we are unable to see in the present.
But let me ask you something.If you have faith in GOD then what is the reason for the fear.Are you afraid of going back to HIM and answering his queries on how you lived your life on earth.The work HE had entrusted you was not completed or even started.Are we afraid of the consequences which we may face after life.Over ages our minds have been tuned to various forms of tortures which we may have to face after death.The tuning has been done through various scriptures,pictorial dipiction,sermons by saints etc.How far is that true nobody knows. As far as I believe both heaven and hell are on this earth.All the consequences are faced by the living creatures on earth itself.The soul when it leaves the body goes back and merges with the Supreme as untouched and as pure it was when it had entered the body of a creature during birth.It is the body and the mind which suffers the pain.It is our thoughts which makes us see death as sadness and sorrow.What we actually look at is the lifeless body.We fail to recognise the fact that the soul which resided in the body is now free.Since we cannot see the soul our concentration is merely on the dead body and we brood.
We have become so engrossed with the materialistic ways of existence that the very thought of dying scares us. Let us look at it from a different perspective. We would find that death by itself is a wonderful boon for us in relieving us of our sufferings,pains and sorrows.It is the way of GOD to give another chance to be born again under different circumstances and relive our purpose which we may have not even thought of starting in our previous birth.I firmly believe that there are no 84000 births cycle before you get born again as a human being.A simple explanation can put to rest all queries in this context. As you cannot grow a rose from the seeds of a marigold flower, breed a lion from the sperms of a jackal,an eagle from an ant,a bird from a reptile, so similarly a human being will be born as a human being only.Otherwise how can you explain the phenomenon of rebirth where the child could remember his/her previous birth and relations.And there have been not one but umpteen cases which we have come across on rebirth.This further strengthens the fact that we will be born again as humans.
But the catch here is when & where..?? The answer is simple.Whenever GOD will want you to be born again and decide on your next family..You see all answers are there in front of us.And they are very simple.There is nothing which is complex.You only need to open up your inner mind free from all clutters and find the answers.Everyone is born with a certain number of breaths.Each one has been given a quota to live.After that finishes you have to depart.When one accepts the truth the reasons to get scared get completely wiped off.Why should we forget that we have come alone in this world and will have to go back alone.Actually speaking, over a period of time as we grow old, our varied attachments scare us of dying.We think of too many things at a time.Our imagination of the worst to happen to our family scares us.But this is not true.When we do not know of the future why should we spend a lifetime brooding on it.Acceptance of the present breath is what counts.Happiness is being with yourself today.If you are at ease and peace in the present you will be at ease and peace in the future as well.No amount of anxiety will defer your stay in this world.It will only reduce your stay on this planet. Look at death as you look at life.There is a very fine balance which you have to maintain.However, look at life more often but keep the other truth at the back of your mind.This will prompt you to experience a completely different perspective to all daily happenings you come across and actions you take.
Let me take you through a real incident which happened with me about 2 years back.I was returning to Chandigarh from Delhi with my family after attending a marriage of my niece.The previous night had been hectic and we were able to sleep only for a few hours.We started back at 5 AM in the morning.It takes about 6 hours or so by your own car to Chandigarh from Delhi.During the journey I stopped at about 3-4 places on the way to refresh myself since my eyes were heavy with sleep.As I was nearing Ambala I fell asleep while driving.My wife was also asleep on the next passenger seat and my daughter was asleep on the back seat.How far I had driven like that I do not remember.The sudden impact of the car on the barm which divided the road woke me up and everyone with a jerk and at a frightfully high heart beat. With whatever strength I had, I steadied my car and parked it at the roadside.For a few moments we all felt numb and then slowly we got down to look at the magnanimity of the incident.With weak legs and shaking hands I embraced my daughter and my wife to give them comfort that we are safe.My daughter was crying and there were tears in my wife`s eyes.We washed our faces with the water and sat down in the car.It was as if a lifetime passed without any words.Fortunately,the road had a divider for the traffic on both sides.My car had hit the divider while I fell asleep.Death was there only a few paces away.If there had not been a divider my car would have swung to the right and maybe a truck or any other vehicle coming from the other side would have banged my car sweeping away the life from all of us.I had faced death and come out unscathed by sheer blessings of GOD. Maybe I had to live some more time and attend to duties in life.
HIS ways are mysterious.How and when we are going to depart from this world has already been set by HIM.The clock is ticking.Each second is passing by.The certainty is there.Death is like a nectar waiting to be released and carried away by our soul to enter eternity, releasing us from the captivity of infinite illusion. To fly away without any inhibitions,affections and attachments and merge with the creator as his own.
Sanjiv Gupta
Creator Merrigold
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