Love of God

it away. Death is an inexorable and unchangeable reality, for one man as well as for another. Man ought to think of his own death at every moment. One who is so oblivious of this stark reality that even seeing another’s death does not remind him of his own, can be likened to an insensate stone. Apparently, he is a human being but he is as devoid of human qualities as a statue made of stone. Remembering death is a characteristic of a sensitive person, while failing to do so is the shortcoming of an insensitive person. TIME IS UP Life is a state of trial, and death means sending man to the next world where he will reap the reward for his actions. The moment man’s trial is over, God’s angel comes and announces in a silent language: ‘Your time of action has come to an end. Now you have to die and appear before your Creator and Lord to account for your actions.’ Students were taking an exam in a school. They were bent over their desks answering their question papers. Finally, the time fixed for the exam was over. Immediately the invigilator present in the room announced, ‘Stop writing. Time is up.’ The case of the vaster life is the same as what happens in the examination hall. Every man or woman is in a big hall taking their respective exams. Everyone has a fixed time. The moment this time is over, God’s angel comes and announces in a silent language: ‘Your time of action has come to an end. Now you have to die and appear before your Creator and Lord to account for your actions.’ The experience of sitting in an examination hall that students