AT THE THRESHOLD OF ETERNITY

People live in fear of life, though it is death they ought to be mindful of. Man lives absorbed in the present and forgets the future that awaits him. He builds his own house by destroying the houses of others, even though he knows that tomorrow he will enter the grave with empty hands. He drags others into human courts, fabricating false cases and arguments, forgetting that angels are recording his deeds and that he will soon stand before the divine court. He looks down upon others, imagining himself secure in his wealth, status, and power, unaware that all this worldly greatness is fragile and fleeting. Soon, the structures of pride will collapse, and no trace of worldly superiority will remain. On that Day, neither wealth nor power will offer protection. Only truthfulness, humility, justice, and God-consciousness will carry weight. Death reminds man that life is not meant for self-glorification, but for moral preparation. Wise is the one who remembers the grave while walking on the earth, and fortunate is the one who lives in such a way that death becomes not a terror, but a passage into eternal peace.  One needs only to reflect: what is the meaning of acquiring something that must be left behind within days or years? If a person were content with his rightful share in this world, much of the exploitation, greed, and plunder that afflict human society would disappear.