I died very recently. And with death, I realised that
I am certainly not a name, caste, wealth or ego. I am an untitled bouquet of
emotions that was sent on earth as a human being on a permit of 70-80 years.
And the fool that I am, I didn’t enjoy the emotions instead I wasted my
precious life in thousand different ways by cultivating ego. I couldn’t acquire
anything while I was down on earth, let’s see what I gain while I am here
above.
...Crowds are constantly pouring in here. Just as I
had heard, here, based on the life on earth everyone’s further-life is being
decided. I would surely be granted heaven, because I have followed scriptures
and my religion all throughout my life on earth.
...But what is this? Here, this is not even being
considered as the criteria. The decision of the further-life is being based on
three straightforward questions. The first question is that, how much have you
filled your life with happiness, joy, tranquillity and contentment without hurting
anyone? The second question is, among how many people have you spread
happiness, peace and contentment? And the third question is, have you done
anything great and noteworthy which would benefit everyone at large? Alas! I
have failed in all three criteria. I wasn’t even granted an iota of heaven’s
happiness. I was surely fooled, neither could I live below and neither did I
get to live above. ...But you still have time, learn from my experience.
Filling your own and other people’s lives with happiness is considered the only
criteria above to decide about your life after death. Regularly visiting
temples, mosques and churches is not given importance up here!
- Deep Trivedi
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