The Final Journey

Beyond Death our status in which we intend to enjoy a life of ease, comfort and pleasure. These are the material ends to which all of us strive. But sooner or later comes the realization that what really awaits us is the grave. It is a cold and desolate prospect, and very far removed from our dreams of the immediate future. But we should not think of the grave as being the end of everything. It is certainly the end of our material existence, the reduction of our successes to so much dust, but it marks the stepping-off point for us into eternity. For those who have laboured only towards material ends, this is the most terrible prospect. For it can mean eternal damnation. But for those who have prepared themselves throughout their lives to meet their Maker, the prospect is one of eternal joy. Every day God is carrying some “passengers bound for Delhi” to the grave. But who pays any heed? People are still convinced that they “are going to Delhi” and that while the grave may be the ultimate destination for others, they themselves are somehow privileged and it is not so for them. When will the realization come to them that the grave is the ultimate destination of all? Beyond Death L ouis XI (1423-1483), the king of France, ruled the country from 1461 to 1483. His reign had been a long one, but death was the last word that he would allow to be uttered in his presence. He did not want to die. During the last days