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My Personal ‘9/11’ entering the worldly home of his dreams, he is taken off to the court of the Hereafter. Among the seven people aboard Columbia on its last journey was a woman of Indian origin, Kalpana Chawla. She was 41 years old. A great many people were awaiting her return. Friends and relatives had travelled to America so that they could congratulate her. If she had returned safely, she would have received a hero’s welcome. But death became a barrier, and a joyful story suddenly became a tearful tragedy. This event was a personal experience for Kalpana Chawla, and for others a learning lesson. Wise is he who can see his own fate hidden in this event. My Personal ‘9/11’ The famous tennis-player Martina Navratilova once consulted a doctor for medical advice. The doctor examined her and informed her that she had breast cancer. The cancer was in an advanced stage. Ms. Navratilova was shaken by the news. “It was such a shock for me. It was my 9/11”, she said. Ms. Navratilova said this because she had seen that death had come very close to her. But the phase of life that comes after death is much more serious than even that. Death cuts off all ties. After death, an individual is suddenly taken to another world, which is totally different, in every respect, from this present world. After death, all of a sudden two serious realities open up to us. Firstly, that it is now impossible to go back to the pre-