Life Death and Beyond

Death Just Can’t Be Defeated material wealth that he has earned is not going to accompany him after death, he must change the direction of his life and the focus of his activities. Such is the transformation that awareness of the reality of our own death can bring. Similarly, if someone gets angry with a person and seeks to exact revenge from him, remembrance of death can work a miracle in him. He will think, “When my revenge cannot harm anyone in the eternal sense except myself, why should I waste my time in vengeful activities? I shouldn’t stoop to this level. I will have to face serious consequences for this after I die, in the Hereafter.” Remembrance of death thus works as a powerful mechanism for self-correction and self-restraint. It can help us avoid negative actions and to engage in positive actions. Remembrance of death makes one realistic about life as well as serious about it. It reminds us that one day we must leave this world of men and enter God’s world. This reminder becomes a very potent means for our self-correction. Death Just Can’t Be Defeated Louis XI, Emperor of France, died some 500 years ago. He never wanted to die. He made many attempts to try to live forever, but of course he failed. When Louis was 58, he fell sick with paralysis. He knew he wasn’t going to live long now. In his family, no king had been able to celebrate his 60th birthday. Louis wanted to live in safety. So, he began to live in a palace where very few people had permission to enter. A moat