Maybe death is the great equalizer; the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another.
One of the biggest side effect to growing old is having to experience the death of our loved ones. The vacuum that we experience when our loved ones die and at times in the most unexpected fashion is excruciatingly painful. I always used to tell myself that I wanted to die before I had to experience the pain of someone close to me dieing or suffering. I guess that is just my inherent selfishness – I know that my death is easier compared to seeing my loved ones leaving me.
There is definitely something about death and we shed a tear even if the other person is our enemy. We contemplate on what the value of life is? We contemplate on what life holds for us. We are scared of the vacuum our loved ones will create. We are not ready to let go and experience that painful loneliness. Death just creates a deluge of emotions in us.
What is it about death that makes it so painful? When we are healthy, we are not even bothered to think of important things and when we are sick (and when it is potentially late), we repent – what is the use of the repentance when we were given numerous chances during our prime to get things right? When our loved ones are around, we are too busy for them and we potentially don’t even give them a second thought – yet when they are gone, they leave a gaping hole in our life which no one can fill.
I am a believer in new beginnings. I strongly believe it is never too late to set things in life right. Let us not wait until it is too late …
