Who will cry when I die?

Friends, please do not think, this is an ode or sequel to
Who will cry when we die?

That was written by Robin S. Sharma, an acclaimed international guru who guides readers towards enlightenment. The success of his best seller ‘The monk Who Sold His Ferrari’ is nothing less than sensational!

But what I write here is my own ‘ponderings’!
We think that we must leave behind a legacy if we want people to cry and mourn our death, though they will be secretly waiting to grab our physical assets! I personally think, we must undertake the seemingly impossible task of manifesting the fullness of our God-given talents, however meager they may be in our judgment.
We should live such a life that the world cries when we die! Who wouldn’t ask for that?

Of course, I realize writing this is simple, but to follow it is definitely complex. This is definitely a lifelong pursuit and needs a strong determination of our goal towards self improvement. Am I sounding like a moral science teacher? I hope not!

By practising balance, control and effectiveness in thoughts and words, we will realize that others find it a pleasure to interact with us. So we start with the idea that “the pleasure of my improvement will be others’, not mine!” To think this way is not easy either!

Once our material pursuit is over in life, we must identify our calling & make it our way of life. It is at this stage that our life starts changing for the better. We all want to be the person which we never are, ultimately! But that is beside the point.

I think I am going through this phase personally,after all these years, in my life and hence I am able to appreciate this point better! We struggle to establish an identity for ourselves throughout our life, but very often, only unsuccessfully! Last but not the least, we are happy with ourselves and this inner satisfaction radiates to those around us.

We have to develop the habit of regularly spending time to be in communion with nature and to silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. We stop asking the ’whys’ to God!! We also learn to be mature enough to see troubles as blessings which teach us valuable lessons in life.

It is rightly said that tough men last but tough times don’t! I personally feel this trait cannot be cultivated, but we come to accept it only when life takes its toll on us, mercilessly, sometimes.

Yet another thing I have been practising, ever since I attended my energy classes is this. Whenever we give away money, if we bless it and give, it comes back to us manifold! This only proves the timeless truth that the hand that gives is the hand that gathers. To bless the money every time we give cash or cheque – does sound odd and funny, but even once you are proved right, you start practising it – who does not want money to come back, multiplied?

We must also respect our own instincts – the voice within! It helps us decide whether that thought or action is within or outside our “comfort zone” as we call it. If we replace the word ‘voice within’ with this phrase, it looks within our reach!

We have to choicelessly cope with the rat race of life, but at the same time, sharing our knowledge with the world at large!
The more I live, the harder I want to work and rejoice in life for its own sake. Only then I would have been fully used up when I die and hopefully, people who know me will cry! I want to tell myself that when I die, my life will end and not my relationship with others. This is because death cancels everything but the truth.

While I have not fully learnt how to live, I have been learning how to die – a paradox?? Perhaps the reason why I think about death is because I love life very much! Ironical, this sounds! Thoughts of death make me think more on the lines of how good I should live!

I love the quote:
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Love,
chithra.