I say to myself: Am I ready for it? Death does not blow a trumpet. It always comes uncalled for.
If I had to die today, will I have any regrets? The answer to this question should be: NO
I request all of you to ask this question to yourself. If you get the answers as YES, then it is time to act.
I know each one of us have different aspirations and goals and I very much respect that. Most of us have a common goal in life – Reach the apex and earn lots of money so that we can address all the requirements and luxuries of our near and dear ones. But the question is – Is that all?
Everyone supports their own family, that being part of our duty. But we forget that we are all the children of GOD and so it is our duty to also support the lesser privileged children of GOD.
We have learnt to walk and now it is time to show the direction to the lesser privileged section of our society. We can hear most people saying - ‘I am too busy and I don’t get the time to work for social cause. I will work for it when I grow old and when I am retired’. This means that we have the last priority for social cause not realizing that society also needs us when we are young so that we can channelize our energy, provide constructive ideas and actively participate in the betterment of several lives. When we grow old, we might not have the same energy level and physical strength to work for the social causes.
It is when we grow old that we realize that we spent our whole life for ourselves but it is too late then.
Some of us may think - ‘This is the time I can enjoy. If not now than when will I enjoy my life’? Fun has different meanings for different people. Some people think spending money is fun; some may think playing is fun, etc. Time can be allocated for your type of fun. For me fun is when I see a kid smiling, when I see old people telling their stories with the enthusiasm, when I see the happiness of an underprivileged on an achievement. Here I would like to differentiate between fun and happiness – If we are having fun doesn’t always mean that we are happy similarly being happy doesn’t mean that we are having fun. Happiness is one thing that everyone tries to find till the end but the irony is that happiness cannot be found outside and has to be found within ourselves. What is that one thing that makes you happy?
For me happiness is when I can help someone grow each day without any expectation. It completes my day and provides me intense satisfaction which can just be felt. To see a smile on their faces, I can sacrifice all. I don’t want wealth but I just want their health and smiles. It just gives me a heavenly feeling to do something for the helpless. To just love them without any expectation, gives me an out of the world feeling. Happiness cannot be purchased and is the result of our own deeds.
There is no tomorrow, so if we feel like doing something, we need to do it right now. Either we do it now or we might never do it.
So let’s ask this question to ourselves today - If I had to die today, will I have any regrets?
