It's a Wonderful Life

Sitting here in hyderabad it's very difficult to set myself aloof the YSR mourning.I can hear people singing the threnody(song of grief) in 'sundara' telugu.Need not mention the TV channels.

Since this lamenting keeps me awake, my thoughts start to wonder about life and death.
some of those random thoughts are here.

What will happen if we die?

Will we be able to see our relatives and friends cry and lament?

Will we see someone other than our relatives shed tears for us?

A normal man becomes a hero when there is someone/something called villain(person or situation).

Likewise, life is made special and wonderful through "death".

If we did not die, if our existence did not unravel in the endless darkness of death, would life be quite so precious, so extraordinary, so moving? asked Andre Comte-Sponville.

If we are given a guarantee that we would never die we may not be doing what we are doing right now.That doesnot mean we have to live for the destination instead live with the awareness that we hav to reach the destination.If death/ultimate destination gives fear, lets take inspiration, strength and courage from the likes of randy pausch.

Life is like a car, we drive it into the unknown future heading towards the ultimate destination, the rear view mirror(past) guides us and gives us hope.we cant afford to keep looking into the past or future we have to do something in the present to move our car forward. So the best way is to keep workin on our present eyeing the destination with guidance from the past.

So why do people cry in a funeral? it's because the mourner's life has been touched by the dead person some way or other.

Now, if we can think of atleast one person in our life whose life has benefitted from ours, then we are worth a living :) and we can proudly say 'it's a wonderful life'.

Do watch "It's a wonderful life"- a classic inspirational movie.