Friday, February 8, 2008

A matter of life and death

I keep remembering Rajesh Khanna's dialogue from "Anand"- about how "jeevan aur maut upar waley ke haath mei hain, Jahaan panah.... hum sab to rangmanch ki katputlian hain, jinki dor unki ungliyon mei bandhi hain... kaun kab kaise bula liya jaye, koi nahi janta... ha ha ha!"

Lately, I have been haunted by questions about life, its fruitfulness, about death and the meaning of this entire cycle. Why do some people die young, while others live on till they are 100...why do some have a healthy old age while others spend their last few years in bed...withering away in the cold? What happens when you die, where do you go, is there life after death?

One thing is for sure- that death and uncertainty go hand in hand- the one thing that is certain about death is this uncertainty. So, even though I don't have answers to a lot of other questions, I do know that there is no "tomorrow". The important word is "today". So before it's too late, tell the people you love about your feelings, live life today, freak out, have fun, work hard...do whatever you have to "TODAY".

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