DEATH: A POSITIVE REMINDER

A person’s greatest strength is in developing a realistic approach. It is realism that makes a person a right thinker. One who is a right thinker is in a position to do successful planning for his work; no one can place obstacles in the path to his success. Remembering death is the greatest source of wisdom for any person—it guarantees that one’s planning will be realistic. A survey shows that 151,600 people die every day all over the world. This fact is a warning, which makes a person think that perhaps his name is included in the list of people who are to die the next day. This realization creates a sense of urgency. A person thus decides that he should do today what he has postponed for the next day. There is no more stronger incentive than the thought of death to keep a person active on a permanent basis. Moreover, thinking about death prevents a person from committing evil. This is because all evil planning has value only as long as one is alive. But when one is not sure of being alive the next day, it is also doubtful that one would be able to complete one’s planning. Death is thus the greatest teacher for everyone. Apparently, death is a negative event. However, in terms of the result it works as the greatest positive factor in the life of a person. o Remembering death is the greatest source of wisdom for any person—it guarantees that one’s planning will be realistic. Tolerance The act of tolerance is not a matter of compulsion; it results naturally from the doer being of an elevated moral caliber.