Death a lesson for the living
When a person close to us dies or when a death
occurs in our family it is usually a time of great sorrow and sadness. The thought that we will never see the person
again brings unbearable pain in our hearts that may last a long time, at times even
forever, depending on how close we were with that person.
We often console ourselves that the deceased person had died
peacefully without much pain for some the death had rescued the person from and
suffering he was going through in life. The faith we profess gives us some joy
that he will be in heaven with God. These thoughts bring a little comfort as we
bid him the final goodbye.
In the midst of all the sorrow and pain, death more
importantly should be a cause for reflection. How did the dead person affect us?
How did he/she touch us? How did we treat the person when he was alive? It is a
time for us to express remorse, repent and correct our wrongs. It is the time
to repay our gratitude to the person by promising to keep alive his good values
and cherish every moment we had with him.
Everyone who walks on this earth leaves behind something for
us to learn. Death is the time to learn some useful lesson from the experiences
of the deceased, the good should be of what we should adopt and the bad of what
we should avoid. No death should be in vain as every death should be a lesson
for the living.
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