Reflections on Life and Death

titled in Hindi Rupya ki Kahani or ‘The Story of the Rupee’. Mr. Birla wrote ‘The Story of the Rupee’, but finally he himself was to become ‘The Story of Ashes’. Exactly the same holds true for every other person, too. Everyone is writing the story of his success, although finally the place where he will arrive is the grave.

When the Journey Wil End T he express train had covered a long distance and was nearing its destination. The railway station was only a short distance away. The passengers received a new boost of life, as it were. They were up and about—some were packing their bags, others were changing their clothes, and yet others were looking out of the window expectantly. Everyone’s heart was beating fast, excited about the joyous moment of arrival, when they would step off the train and head to where they had to. But just then, there was an enormous blast. The train had crashed into another train, and what happened next is not difficult to imagine. Joys turned, all of a sudden, into sorrows; life turned into death; excitement turned into tragedy. This is what life is. After an enormous amount of effort, someone seeks to acquire a stable economic status. He puts all his determination into making