Today I was going through obituary column in the newspaper. I
felt sad as I went through the faces in it. I was thinking how many dreams
would have come to an end when they closed their eyes forever. Life- it is not predictable!
Sometimes it is the over-confidence that we have about the coming days that we
plan out things in our life. Many a times we fail to think that there is a
conclusion to the life that we are living! Death is a reality, we can’t evade
it. One day we have to surrender to its power. There is no place in the
universe were we can rush off to escape from it. One day we just have to make
our exit. Death is something that we don’t like to hear about- either for
ourselves or about others! It pains us when we see our loved ones entering the
eternal silence. The person who laughed with you, cried with you shared his or
her secret with you yesterday, lies here in front of you- without emotions and without
that twinkle in his or her eyes.
Some days reading newspaper is not a happy routine. The sadness
that overcomes me the most is the death of young people in accident. It is disheartening
to see the young lives perishing for pleasure. Sometimes they might not be the
ones to cause it. Yet, the many lives that cease instantaneously are a matter
of concern. One thought that comes into my mind is “do we not value our life? Or
for that matter anybody’s?” Do we not understand the fact there is no coming
back once we step to the other side? The place where I live there is a big road
with soft curves. And I see many youngsters speeding
on their bike in breathtaking speeds. Ignoring the fact that all it requires is
that small stone or a nail for you slip or get the tire punctured and give up
life. Why do we want risk our lives for such pleasure?
Life is so fragile that we can’t guarantee for how long a
person might live or you may live. I remember this verse from the Bible that says
“Remember your Creator when you have time...”
(Eccle 12:1) I would like to underline the word “Time” because that is something
that we loosely value. Today when I look back I can see how fast I have left my
school, college and have a family of my own. Time- it just slips away. It is
like the water that you have in your hand if you try to grasp it firmly it will
spill between the fingers and nothing will remain. This means that we have to
be careful with the time that we have here, we do not have forever to
experiment. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Make the best use of time.
In this stipulated time what can we do?
There is time in everyone’s life where we feel that we can
achieve whatever we want! I remember the time when I was child I thought of
doing great many things. But soon I found that it won’t happen unless i make it
happen. What is that one thing that you want to do in your life? Do it? Do something
that will leave a legacy behind you, your family and generations would be proud
of you. Nobody wants their ancestor to be corrupt, irresponsible, drunkard or a
murderer. Make yourself remembered for good!
Escaping death, only
one way!
You might feel that I’m contradicting myself here. I had
written there is no escape from the death now how can I write there is one? I can
assure you there is one if you continue reading. Life when we look at it we
find that there is an origin for it. It
simply can’t come out of nothing! If there is origin then there is a creator. Go
to an art gallery, you would find many paintings there. Do you think the
picture or the painting just existed with the gallery? If I say something like
that you would call me crazy or out-of-my-mind! Yes! We have a creator; the way that
you and I are made proves the case for it. You and I are sophisticated beings,
we think, we create and we value. The same sophistication asks to value each other.
How do I escape death? In the bible, Lord Jesus says like this “…I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10.10) The reason why Jesus came was to give us life in abundance which
means that we don’t have to fear death any more. We can live a life that is free
from all kinds of fear, fear of death or future. Our future is secure in the
hands of Jesus.
You might be a person at the verge of
suicide. You might be thinking there is no escape from the plights of life. You
are wrong my friend there is an escape! If you seek to hold onto the life that
God is giving you, you are going to escape. You will escape death and you can
walk in freedom. Ask Lord Jesus to take lordship over your life and you will
never be the same.
