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Dying is not the end
of the world -- You are transitioning from a physical state to a 'soul'
state -- Your life force or soul lives on -- So Get Excited and Prepare For
the Journey and Adventures Ahead.
Die
In Peace And Let Other's Live In Peace
A few
days back I was returning home from work after another hard gruelling day in
the fight for survival in this highly competitive world. I had no option but
to take the local bus for commuting, because my salary was not lavish enough
to permit me to afford a more personal form of transport.
So
there I was totally tired and worn out after a hard day at work in a
thankless work place. Sitting at the back in a bus, trying to shrug down my
tiredness and thinking of making dinner at home and getting my kid through
his home work before I would be able to wind down for some much needed rest.
On top of that this ugly gruelling cold that I had was at its peak. I was
snivelling and with a runny nose and runny eyes, yet had been unable
to take a day off, just because I would loose my very much needed pay. It
was allergy season anyways, would it ever stop for me?
I
swear I had my big white tissue over my nose and mouth all the time when all
of a sudden I sneezed uncontrollably into my tissue...
None
of the other commuters even blinked an eye, as I had that tissue over my
mouth, and I was sitting all alone on a back seat, but one guy in the row in
front of me with a very vengeful, finicky expression, got up immediately and
said angrily in a loud voice,
"Would you stop sneezing on me!"
I was
appalled, I didn’t have anything to say in my defence... was it my fault? So
I just said , "Please don’t sit here if it is bothering you".
And
he raved on: "I am not sitting here, I don’t want to sit here, My God! look
at those people! Who wants to worry about there damned snivelling colds when
there are people in the world dying of cancer!"
There
was a tense moment. Total quite in the bus. Everyone could feel the tension
in the air, as if a fight or ugly situation would erupt... everyone could
see that I had my white towel covering my nose and mouth all the time, and
was not to blame for what had happened.
Well
I just kept quite and stared right back at him...
Unable to stand my glaring look and not getting any support from any of the
other passengers, he got off quickly at the next stop, in a very angry
aggressive manner as if he deserved something better, and I was
contaminating his world...
Was I
the cause of all his problems???
None
of the other passengers got off or said anything to me though a few shook
there heads at his departing back.
My
instant unthinking morbid retort that was almost at the tip of my tongue,
but somehow never rolled out in response to his uncalled for reaction was:
"Well
I am sorry you have Cancer. Please die in peace and let others live in
peace!"
What
right did he have to rave at me, I was just a victim of my circumstances as
much as he was of his...
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IF
only I didn’t have to live in a world with a contaminated environment,
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If
only my world was allergy free,
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If
only I could take a day off whenever I had a common cold,
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If
only I could afford personal transport
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If
only...
Anyway, that’s what prompted this article:
So how to cope with the news that
you are about to die...
Dealing With Dying
initially you may experience a state of shock and may lash out at others as
being the cause of this unwelcome news... but you can take it from me, that
you won't win peoples' respect or sympathy in this manner.
You need to deal
with this news gracefully. First you may want to schedule a
private 'grieving time' maybe just for a few hours only, but don't extend it
much longer. For life is very short and you have a very busy schedule ahead,
things to do, places to go, people to talk to, lots of ground work before
you finally say good bye to your physical abode...
Yes, you are just embarking on a journey.
You are leaving one stage of your life as a physical being and moving into
the world of souls... yes you are only changing form, just like a
caterpillar changes into a beautiful butterfly never to go back into
its original state of being a caterpillar...
So you are only shedding your outer
physical skin to evolve into a higher spiritual being that is the ultimate
destiny of all living things... Remember the laws of Physics unequivocally
proven by science...
'Matter/energy can never be created or destroyed it just moves from one form
to another'
This phase shifting or form shifting is what you are going to go through.
Humans over the centuries, in their
limited understanding of this phenomenon have labelled this as death, and
consider it to be the end of life... Yet the more evolved beings can tell
you that yes, it is only the end of your physical life, while it is a new
beginning too for you, as your soul steps out of its physical cage of a body
and experiences the 'freedom' of being in a boundless world.
So step out of your grieving period ASAP
and start looking forward bursting with the thrill and excitement you
experience in stepping into your new role...
Year's ago as a young kid of about 8 or 9
years of age, I read a story entitled "Sulizo Achieves Greatness", It had
one very resounding theme in it that I can still remember:
"Forward ever, backward never"
So lets move forward! You are going to be
very busy preparing for your new role... you need to put your affairs in
this physical world in the 'right order' so you can leave it peacefully
without worry or anxiety. You have done the best you could here and now you
need to put your affairs of this world at rest and prepare yourself for your
next role...
A
check list of Things to do If You know you are about to die:
Financial issues
:
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Make a record of all your assets... bank accounts, Shares, RRSP's, Loans,
Lockers, etc. and keep it in a place where your heirs will be able to find
it... How many people die in the world, and there legal heirs are left
without a clue of what to look for and where to look for it.
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Make a legal will outlining how you want all your money, wealth, personal
assets and things distributed, who your legal heirs are etc.
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Put
all your financial matters into order... pay off your debts if you can.
Personal issues:
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Forgive everyone against whom you have
even the slightest grudge, and forgive yourself too.
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Call all those who matter in your life,
and talk to them for at least one last time,
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Tell them you love them,
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Ask them to forgive you for any
misgivings they might have against you,
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Tell them you are sorry for your crude
behaviour in this very crude life,
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Try to settle your differences very
truthfully, peacefully, harmoniously and amicably,
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Thank them for their constructive roles
in your life
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Go make that phone call, or write that
note you always wanted to do, yet somehow never got around to doing it.
Religious:
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Go on a religious pilgrimage according
to your beliefs
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Ask God to forgive you
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Ask God to bless you in your life in the
hereafter
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Start Paying a little more attention to
prayers and other religious rituals
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Start visiting your place of worship...
church, mosque, temple, etc
Charities:
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Make sure you make some donations to
some charitable organizations of your choice
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Or help some individual in your
community you know who needs it
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Go visit some orphanages, hospitals, or
old peoples homes, make a donation, volunteer for some much needed
services if you have the health/ energy to do so
Finally ...
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Start enjoying your life…
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Do that one thing you always wanted to
do if you can financially afford it or able to do it.
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Even if you can’t complete your main
dream, you could still fulfill your basic desires…
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Say for some kinds of foods,
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For some way of dressing
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Travel to some place of your choice if
you can
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Start indulging yourself in little
affordable luxuries
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Educate yourself about spiritual
matters... read as many spiritual / motivational/ alternative theory books
as you can.
Go
in peace. Remember, forward ever. You have a life waiting out there!
The
Author Shahnaz Rauf is a prolific writer with vast experience and
interests.
To find out more or contact her, use the contact
information at her website
http://www.snzeport.com
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