The Sting of Death, and the promise of New life.
Date: Tuesday, March 15th.
Mankind, in many lifetimes, have asked deluge of questions. Ones, especially, centered on the essence of life, whether we are here as pawns in the mercy of time, or just some plausible mistake that so happened to come into existence. When we get to the brink of no return, to the doors of death, the life we lived flash by us in an instant. We are born, live life to fulfilment and, in the end cease to be no more. Is that really all that there is?
We have depended on many things. Science, being one of them, and it doesn't have an answer to death. Whether, or not they will in the future, is unkown. If death is a disease, perhaps a cure would have been discovered by now. Sadly, we cannot live by such fantasy. The reality remains. Will we ever be rid of death, and it's deadly sting?
Accidents, wars, sickness and pandemics, has plagued the world for countless generations. People witnessed and fought wars, and were scarred emotionally, and physically in the wake of it's utter rigour leaving many in abjection, and hopelessness. It goes beyond reason that the aftermath of these unfortunate events only leaves in the hearts of men, a "Sickness unto death!". However, in the midst of all, have we played a part to bringing death into existence? If so, when will be freed from the sting of death?
I have wondered why, after, so many struggles and hardship in this life, the end of it all is to return to dust - to cease to exist. You might say, "what were we brought down here for?", "Do we just get to die after our passage through time?". A few days ago, I saw a tiny, weakened hen laying on the ground, as if to await it's death. I thought to myself, "How sad". This creature, like every other living organism, on the face of this Earth, continue the repetitive cycle of "New life" and "Decay". A striking quote by the late Myles Monroe on the richest and wealthiest place on planet Earth made me think about a lot of things. Especially, about how much talent and great potential has been buried away never to see the light of day. These were the words that struck a chord in me.
"The wealthiest place on the planet is just down the road. It is the cemetery. There lie buried companies that were never started, inventions that were never made, bestselling books that were never written, and masterpieces that were never painted. In the cemetery is buried the greatest treasure of untapped potential.”
Myles Monroe
I can imagine a world free of the heartache of loosing a friend, loved one, neighbour, or colleague. It would be Euphoric. But, Alas! It seemed I have dived into my own fantasy once again and I try to reach for the surface.
A "Hope" to hold.
According to the Bible, it is already a given that "it is appointed for man to die once...". But, we hold on to the hope of resurrection on the last day. We will be re-united with our loved ones, friends, colleagues and neighbours once again. And death will, finally, be defeated as the Bible states. We would live in a world without fear, war, sickness, disease and death. It is up to us to live a life hopeful for that kind of world. The Bible doesn't contradicts itself. Just as "it is Impossible for God to lie". For He has said:
Revelation 21:4
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever".
Words like these have meaning. A meaning we only come to understand when we truly believe that no matter the faults or loopholes that abide now, in the end, there'll be a time to come where we live without blemish.
I'll leave you with these words by Martin Luther King.
"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope..."
Thank you for reading.
Until next time.
As for me who believes in life after death in accordance with my religious views, it is indeed meaningless to be accomplishing remarkable successes in this lifetime because one day everything will vanish along with our physical self. What matters is what have we done and how we treat other people because we will be judge by these and nor with our material accomplishment. This is for me and my religious views though a lot of people won't share the same views hehe...