Why Untimely Death?

Some people die when they are still young and healthy. People generally consider such a death as an ‘untimely’ one. But actually, no death is untimely. All deaths happen at just the right time, at the time that God has fixed for them. A so-called ‘untimely’ death can be more properly called as a ‘reminder death’. It is an eye-opening death, so that, witnessing or hearing about them, people who are still alive in this world may remember that they too can die at any time. This awareness may help them focus on leading life the right way.

When an event that people expect to happen happens, it doesn’t make much of an impact on them. But something that is unexpected, like an unexpected death, can revolutionize their life. An unexpected death is like an alarm. It calls out to people, saying, “O you who are fast asleep, get up! You might have to face death this very moment!”