THE LIFE-GIVING EFFECTS OF BELIEF IN DEATH

lived in Africa for ten years, he met Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, and told him that both he and his family were happy with the way things had turned out for him. He traces his whole success to those magic words of his teacher: “Just imagine for a while that you too have passed away.” To base one’s life on belief in death is considered a negative attitude. But belief in death has a dynamically positive effect on people’s lives. When people become aware of the fact that they are going to die, they become better positioned to live their lives to the full. They see death and life as they really are: having seen death, they also come to know life better. o Disadvantages of Life The minus points in life are like friction on the road. Every road is full of minor points of friction, but these accelerate the pace of the vehicle; the same is true of human life. Reasoned Approach The sign of a man of reason is that he has the ability to take the statement in its right perspective. He is free of biased thinking and can take things as they are. When people become aware of the fact that they are going to die, they become better positioned to live their lives to the full.