Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Life... the beginning of Death?

This may sound awkward but in the end, it makes sense.
When babies are born we always hear:"He/she has just begun his/her life
in this world." What we don't normally hear is:" This young infant has
just begun dying." But that is more appropriate, is it not?

We are humans, brought into the world just to leave it.
We start dying the second we breath, every second we use is a step
towards death. So why do what we do now? We do what we do to
make dying here easier, period. In the old days when war occurred
people threw stones at people to kill them. The suffering involved
was no amount of pleasure compared to now. All it takes is just a
bullet and you don't even know you died. Back then when old
people suffered from incurable diseases they lay on their beds
wishing for death to sweep over them. Now we can comfortably ask
for pain relievers and die comfortably in a lavish room full of
items desired.

The question is: Were we brought here to die? Or were we here for a reason?

We are here for a reason, we are here to prove ourselves.
Before we materialized we knew nothing, looked like nothing, were
nothing. When we entered the world we were given a mission, a
gargantuan task; to prove our worth and allegiance to the one that
created this world. Accomplishing this mission will grant us entrance
to a place more beautiful than Machu Picchu, calmer than the 
Maldives, safer than being in the arms of a loved one. Failing it 
will cost us not only our souls but will also result with an eternity
with fire and pain.

So the only thing to do is for us to choose which path we wish to
take. Which one did you choose?

P.s Time is running out fast. To quote St. Marher ~ Time and tide waits for no man.