- We are always saddened by the death of our loved ones.
This is a natural human trait. This emotion is deeply ingrained in our
hearts.
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- Therefore we mourn the loss of our loved ones at the
funeral.
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- But when you come to think of it, funerals are not really
for the departed. Funerals are for those who are left behind. There
is no doubt in my mind that the "deceased" wonders why those
who are left behind are saddened, when he or she is in such a blissful
state. Those who did not experience death are the ones that are to be
mourned for. He or she is sending an urgent message that death was not
the end of life.
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- Death is not the end of life. Far from it. It is only
the begining of REAL LIFE, the ultimate reality. Death is simply the door
through which we enter the real, true eternal life. Words will be inadequate
to describe this eternal bliss to come immediately upon death. This is
why we need not fear death at all. The new life after death is the ultimate
reality, not the superficial, temporal, limited existence we have here
in this physical world.
- In other words, this world we are living in is almost
like an illusion. It's not real, in the sense that this is not the ultimate
reality.
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- We must face this fact: that DEATH actually BEGINS THE
MOMENT WE ARE BORN. It's a slow process. The moment we are born we are
immersed into this physical world and begin to experience sickness and
disease and finally we die a physical death. For some it could be very
short. For others death may come in an unexpected way before sickness
and disease take over. We all have an appointed time for death. This
thought sounds rather morbid but let's face it. This is a fact.
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- Therefore, to the best of our ability, we MUST live these
precious few moments of life to the fullest possible and take time to enjoy
it while we can.
- We must continually thank "God" (or the "Creator",
or the "Designer" or whatever you may describe "Him"
to be, to the best of our "finite" mind) for giving us this
precious physical life, even though it's a short life.
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- We must not hate ourselves but love ourselves for who
God created us to be. But more than that, we must LOVE OTHERS more than
ourselves and do good to others. This is the golden rule. We must also
continue to have total FAITH (or unconditional "TRUST" or "RELIANCE")
in God and live the way He would want us to live.
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- This may sound strange, but since we are all taking the
journey to death, the most important time in our life, therefore, is NOW.
The past cannot be repeated. What happened even a few seconds ago cannot
be repeated. It's gone.
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- The past is history. We have the PAST, PRESENT and the
FUTURE. Our finite mind cannot see the FUTURE. This is why the most
important period of our life is NOW, this very minute, this very second!!
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- We need to thank "God" (or the "Creator",
or the "Designer" or whatever you may describe "Him"
to be, to the best of our "finite" mind) for giving us the opportunity
to be here, even for a short time. We need to thank "God" EVERY
SINGLE DAY for giving us this precious life to live. We need to thank
"God" for EVERY NEW BREATH that we can continue to breathe while
on earth, even if we may be so sick in bed and are faced with death.
Yes, many times we may feel that it is extremely difficult to do, but
we must try. We must continue to count our blessings EVERY DAY.
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- By the way, there are no such things as "coincidences"
in our lives, if we fully trust in the "Creator". There may
be a reason for everything that happened so far in our personal lives.
Moreover, we do make many mistakes and made bad decisions. There's no
turning back the clock to change the events that happened in our lives.
We can only learn from the past mistakes and ask for forgiveness for our
mistakes.
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- Many times we question "God" (or the "Creator"
or "Designer" or whatever you may call "Him", to the
best of our "finite" mind) why certain things, especially "bad
things", happen in our lives.
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- But we must bear in mind that God never wishes "bad
things" in our lives. God never creates "bad things".
God is not the creator of evil.
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- Often times we have tragic moments in our lives which
are beyond our doing. At the time of the tragic event, we tend to question
God and even complain to Him why the tragedy happened. But later on, as
the years go by, we come to a point and realize that had it not been for
that tragedy in the past that I would not be here where I am, not only
physically, mentally but above all and most importantly, spiritually.
We didn't see it right then before.
- As they say, "all things work out for the good for
those who love and trust Him".
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- Lastly, together with this thought, we can rest assured
that God answers ALL our sincere prayers.
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- There are only three ways that "God" answers
our prayers. That is: YES, NO or NOT NOW.
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- When we ask God for a certain thing:
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- 1) God can respond and say "YES". "You
will get your wish right away".
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- 2) God can respond and say "NO". (God knows
exactly what is good for you. When God says "NO", He will give
you an alternative to your request. He will say "NO, but I will
give you something that is even better for you, and you will know the reason
why later on, in due time".
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- and finally,
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- 3) God can respond and say "YES, but not now, you
will just have to wait patiently and then it will be granted. Now is not
the right time, but it will be granted at the most appropriate time for
you."
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- THIS IS GUARANTEED !!
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- Norio Hayakawa
- http://www.myspace.com/noriohayakawa
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- The CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
- http://www.hometown.aol.com/groom51s4/
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