Remembering Death

means for new thinking to develop in him. He will now think: “If nothing of the worldly wealth I have earned will accompany me, I need to change the direction of my activities.” If you get angry with someone and want revenge on him, the thought of death can change your life’s direction. You will think: “When my taking revenge cannot harm anyone in the eternal sense, why should I waste my time doing that?” Awareness of death serves as a reminder for us. It helps us reform our behaviour. It can take us away from negative actions and make us busy doing good actions. This thinking is a powerful means of self-correction. Awareness of death makes us serious about life and realistic in our approach. Death reminds us that one day we will have to depart from this world of humans and enter the world of God. Every person will have to face death someday or the other. After death, one can no longer act but only face the consequences of one’s actions.