Thursday, April 06, 2006

The Road...

What do you do when you know that fate has dealt you a deal whereby you know that no matter what you do, your time is up.
How do you deal with the inevitable? All of us know that, the moment we are born, we are destined to meet death but usually, we go about our daily life without even thinking about it. As the thought would just stifle us from living.

Furthermore, death is often viewed as a passage from a ripe old age and not before. But what if the time comes and you are not prepared? I am not talking about the possibility going off in a plane crash or a car accident but more of an incurable disease and that you only have a matter of years or months or weeks to live. Would you spend your days left feeling angry and fearful, that life dealt you a raw deal or that you would embrace it as it is, and live the balance days with acceptance?

I guess in a way, certain things happen because they are meant to happen as we travel down Life's windy road. Perhaps it is already pre-programmed in our genetic data that, at some point certain events will occur. This is perhaps what we call Fate or Destiny and that it is in the hands of the Almighty to determine.

As for me, I don't know what I would do, or how anyone would feel when faced with this situation. Different people react differently I guess. I try to think about it, but I cannot come up with any form of rationalization now. But I guess the only thing left to do is acceptance and perhaps to live life to the best of our ability in a good way. After all, our time here is finite, but our soul is infinite. In my opinion at least.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Gandhi said, "Live everyday as if it is your last day on earth."

I guess, if you started living that way, living it as though it's the last day of your life, constantly expressing your love to your loved ones, always appreciative, saying words that need to be said, not taking those seconds and minutes that tick by for granted -
when the inevitable does happen, it will not "get you", because you've lived your days with no regrets anyways. :)

Of course, it's always easier said than done. But no harm in trying, right? :)

-Jin Sheen