Saanams Mind

Been away a few days and apart from that Micheal Jackson’s death kind of  saddened me . But where he is concerned the adage “The King is dead, Long live the King”  would be apt as though he is no more…. his art lives on…his talent stays on…. his songs keep him alive ….his dance make him eternal.

I dont know why but the last few days one particular word has been ringing in my ears often .DEATH. Some fear death, some are curious about it, some see it as natural progression to life, some as a cycle for everything born has to die. For some others it is just the leaving of your mortal remains while the soul travels on to take another form.

To me Death is natural progression and as Hinduism  believes in rebirth … death is just the soul leaving this form to take another form. I am not scared of my death as such and I guess it came about because of being close to death 2 times so far.Once when lightening struck the house we lived in and we were inside and the second time when our car did a 180 degree spin and nearly rolled over in the highway. The fact i could have died, which went on in my mind kind of made me accept death as something that can happen to anyone anytime. When its time to go, its time to go.

As I have seen it, a death of a loved one changes so many dimensions in the family. An orphaned kids life may completely change, mourning parents may lose the zest to live, Relationships break / become stronger, families break or bond, it weakens a strong person or strengthens the weak ones. Life for the ones left behind completely changes and  there is a paradigm shift in everything. Attitudes, behaviour……everything . Death infact brings home so many truths, you see who is greedy, who is genuine, you see who cares , you see who is indifferent. You see vulnerabilities, strengths , virtues , weakness etc in each member closely associated with the person who dies. Death brings home a lot of facts about your relationship with the person who passed on.

Death to me is a great leveller. It spares no body, no matter what lives you lead, what religion you follow,what lifestyle you have, death is the ultimate reality of life. It can change reality into a memory in a blink  . Having thought so much about death… I have been thinking a lot into my current relationships , into the purpose of my life, what I would want to do before I die, the past few years  the lives I probably affected, some adversely that I may have to apologise for. In all I would say the thought of death has brought  in me a grounded reality .It keeps me well aware of the fact that am not invincible, am not permanent.

Its inevitable . Death. After that what comes no one knows for sure. But before that if we are grateful for every breath we take, living each moment as we were meant to live, spreading warmth, care love and happiness,  taking each moment for what it has to offer, doing things to make sure you hurt as less people as you can, if you hurt some making amends, helping as many as you can ,I would say that would be a life well lived .Before death,  the ultimate reality takes over.