People were floating around.
Some huddled in deep but inaudible conversations.
The ladies were seated on the floor.
Verses from the Ramayana were resonating in the hall.
Death had caught up.
The only truth in the universe.
Why do we fear death? The answer is very simple. We do not understand it. What we humans don't understand, we fear and we retaliate. We do not know what is on the other side of the door. Is it heaven or hell, nobody knows. Those who know cannot communicate it to us. So we are stuck with our imagination.
I remember reading a story of a dying man who realised what's on the other side of the door by observing a dog!
I will try and recollect it as much as I can for you.
"Mr. Burke is terminally ill. He has been diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma of the intestine. It means he has been diagnosed with malignant cancer in the intestine. He innings was coming to a lose and by the looks of it an abrupt finish was in the cards."
He started his radiation therapy and Chemo to begin with. As his condition progressed the amount of medicine that he consumed was more than the amount of food he ate. He suffered bouts of pain in his stomach. He had loose stools mixed with blood.
He was weak, physically and metaphysically.
On one particular day his pain was unbearable. He was writhing and twisting in his bed. He thought that god had forsaken him. For all the abuse his body had tolerated through his younger years it was paying back with interest. An intense pain shot through his body and he convulsed. He convulsed in pain badly. In that moment a prayer slipped out of his soul without his knowledge.
The door open slightly and nobody was there. All of them looked down and saw a dog. He had stuck his head into the room and was staring at everybody with his tongue out. It was a Labrador. The dog made his way into the room and lay down in one part of the room and went to sleep. On numerous visits to the hospital Mr. Burke had seen this dog and wondered who the owner was. He overheard other patients in the Chemo room say that the dog was here searching for his master as he had passed away. Some said that it was the dog of the owner of the hospital, some said it was of a top doctor. Whatever it was he didn't care. He loved the dog. There was innocence all over his face. The best part was that he never barked, not even a peep when he was in the hospital.
The members of the family of Mr. Burke felt uncomfortable when the dog walked in and stayed in his room. They called up to the nursing station and raised their concern. The nurse said not to worry he will leave by the time you place the receiver back on the hook. And it happened, as soon as they placed the receiver back on hook the dog got up and walked away. before leaving he turned around and looked at everybody and walked away. Strange they thought of this incident.
When Mr. Burke woke up from his pain killer he was feeling much relieved. He felt a new sense of energy, he had hope in him., he was positive, he was feeling upbeat, he felt strange, he felt HAPPY from the inside. His family members narrated the strange incident that happened. He smiled. his friend had come to see him he thought.
As fate would have, the dog walked in again and this time he sat right in front of Mr. Burke on the bed. He looked directly into the eyes of Mr. Burke. He got up with great difficulty and wished the dog Good morning. The dog just looked at him with his tongue out and then slowly turned his head around and looked at the rest of the people in the room. They just stared for a long time and then Mr. Burke slowly got out of the bed. The dog leaped out of the bed and waited for him at the door. He slowly made it to the main door with great difficulty. He stumbled but moved on. his family members tried to help him but the dog politely cut them off. Mr. Burke finally reached the door. He looked at the dog and said "Thats interesting!" The dog scratched on the door and looked at him. He opened the door and both of them looked out. It looked like a whole new world to Mr. Burke. The dog led him on and they walked through the corridors. Finally he reached a door and the dog jumped on it with a whimpering sound. The door opened after a minute to see an elderly gentleman. The dog jumped onto him and started licking his face and fussing around him with varied displays of love. He looked at Mr. Burke and said Thank You and winked at him. Mr. Burke looked on to them and he traced his way back to his room.
That one moment made him a different man.
He made peace with his condition.
He realised that his current assignment was over and was reassigned to another place.
He smiled, the smile of a man who realised the truth.
When he reached his room his family members were concerned about his whereabouts, but looking at him everyone was stunned. There was renewed energy in him. He was glowing. He had an aura around him. His connection with the one had been renewed. He was smiling. The smile of a man who understood the purpose of his existence.
This current situation of Mr. Burkes brought peace in the room. Everyone basked in the warmth of his radiance. He spoke to all of them, nobody asked him on the change of his current situation but everyone enjoyed it.
After a long time he had his belly full of food.
Nurses and the doctors who came to see him was really pleased to see the positive development.
Mr. Burke laid down on his bed and closed his eyes to move onto to his new assignment. Just like the way the dog understood that on the other side of the door his master is waiting for him.
There is nothing to fear about Death.
Death is just a new beginning.
Some huddled in deep but inaudible conversations.
The ladies were seated on the floor.
Verses from the Ramayana were resonating in the hall.
Death had caught up.
The only truth in the universe.
Why do we fear death? The answer is very simple. We do not understand it. What we humans don't understand, we fear and we retaliate. We do not know what is on the other side of the door. Is it heaven or hell, nobody knows. Those who know cannot communicate it to us. So we are stuck with our imagination.
I remember reading a story of a dying man who realised what's on the other side of the door by observing a dog!
I will try and recollect it as much as I can for you.
"Mr. Burke is terminally ill. He has been diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma of the intestine. It means he has been diagnosed with malignant cancer in the intestine. He innings was coming to a lose and by the looks of it an abrupt finish was in the cards."
He started his radiation therapy and Chemo to begin with. As his condition progressed the amount of medicine that he consumed was more than the amount of food he ate. He suffered bouts of pain in his stomach. He had loose stools mixed with blood.
He was weak, physically and metaphysically.
On one particular day his pain was unbearable. He was writhing and twisting in his bed. He thought that god had forsaken him. For all the abuse his body had tolerated through his younger years it was paying back with interest. An intense pain shot through his body and he convulsed. He convulsed in pain badly. In that moment a prayer slipped out of his soul without his knowledge.
The door open slightly and nobody was there. All of them looked down and saw a dog. He had stuck his head into the room and was staring at everybody with his tongue out. It was a Labrador. The dog made his way into the room and lay down in one part of the room and went to sleep. On numerous visits to the hospital Mr. Burke had seen this dog and wondered who the owner was. He overheard other patients in the Chemo room say that the dog was here searching for his master as he had passed away. Some said that it was the dog of the owner of the hospital, some said it was of a top doctor. Whatever it was he didn't care. He loved the dog. There was innocence all over his face. The best part was that he never barked, not even a peep when he was in the hospital.
The members of the family of Mr. Burke felt uncomfortable when the dog walked in and stayed in his room. They called up to the nursing station and raised their concern. The nurse said not to worry he will leave by the time you place the receiver back on the hook. And it happened, as soon as they placed the receiver back on hook the dog got up and walked away. before leaving he turned around and looked at everybody and walked away. Strange they thought of this incident.
When Mr. Burke woke up from his pain killer he was feeling much relieved. He felt a new sense of energy, he had hope in him., he was positive, he was feeling upbeat, he felt strange, he felt HAPPY from the inside. His family members narrated the strange incident that happened. He smiled. his friend had come to see him he thought.
As fate would have, the dog walked in again and this time he sat right in front of Mr. Burke on the bed. He looked directly into the eyes of Mr. Burke. He got up with great difficulty and wished the dog Good morning. The dog just looked at him with his tongue out and then slowly turned his head around and looked at the rest of the people in the room. They just stared for a long time and then Mr. Burke slowly got out of the bed. The dog leaped out of the bed and waited for him at the door. He slowly made it to the main door with great difficulty. He stumbled but moved on. his family members tried to help him but the dog politely cut them off. Mr. Burke finally reached the door. He looked at the dog and said "Thats interesting!" The dog scratched on the door and looked at him. He opened the door and both of them looked out. It looked like a whole new world to Mr. Burke. The dog led him on and they walked through the corridors. Finally he reached a door and the dog jumped on it with a whimpering sound. The door opened after a minute to see an elderly gentleman. The dog jumped onto him and started licking his face and fussing around him with varied displays of love. He looked at Mr. Burke and said Thank You and winked at him. Mr. Burke looked on to them and he traced his way back to his room.
That one moment made him a different man.
He made peace with his condition.
He realised that his current assignment was over and was reassigned to another place.
He smiled, the smile of a man who realised the truth.
When he reached his room his family members were concerned about his whereabouts, but looking at him everyone was stunned. There was renewed energy in him. He was glowing. He had an aura around him. His connection with the one had been renewed. He was smiling. The smile of a man who understood the purpose of his existence.
This current situation of Mr. Burkes brought peace in the room. Everyone basked in the warmth of his radiance. He spoke to all of them, nobody asked him on the change of his current situation but everyone enjoyed it.
After a long time he had his belly full of food.
Nurses and the doctors who came to see him was really pleased to see the positive development.
Mr. Burke laid down on his bed and closed his eyes to move onto to his new assignment. Just like the way the dog understood that on the other side of the door his master is waiting for him.
There is nothing to fear about Death.
Death is just a new beginning.
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