Remembering Death is Good for Health

Remembering Death is Good for Health A study has revealed that remembering death can be a good thing. According to a report in The Times of India (New Delhi, April 21, 2012): Thinking about death can actually be a good thing as awareness of mortality can improve physical health and help in prioritizing one’s goals and values, a new study has revealed. According to a new analysis of recent scientific studies, even non-conscious thinking about death like walking by a cemetery could prompt positive changes and promote helping others. Generally, it is thought that thinking about death often dampens people’s enthusiasm to be active and engenders negative thinking. But this is mere speculation. When the issue was studied in depth it was found that the reality is just the opposite. The fact is that remembering death is a good habit. It nurtures good qualities in a person. The Quran (3:185) says: “Every human being is bound to taste death.” In this regard, there is a hadith: “Remember death much because it demolishes all desires.” (Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2307) Remembering death is remembering the reality of life. Remembering death reminds us that we don’t have unlimited time here. At any moment, death can come and take us away. Remembrance of death helps promote a sense of urgency. It is an incentive to do what we need to do soon because we