The Time to Come

The concept of death is an extremely positive phenomenon. It gives man the incentive, without wasting a moment’s time, to make the Hereafter one’s sole concern and prepare for it. Success or failure depends upon one’s performance in the life prior to death.

The time is fast approaching for everyone when neither will he remain in this world, nor will this world be with him. His family, his friends and acquaintances will have deserted him, and he will not have all the things he had in his life in this world.

This time which is to come is the moment of death. Death will take man out of this world, where he had everything, and he will be taken to a world where he will have nothing. On that day, the rich will become poor, the powerful will become powerless. On that day all his friends will have left him.

The Angel of Death, never comes with an appointment. He comes all of a sudden. Wise is he who regards his everyday as his last day.

This time to come is racing fast towards man. Any morning or evening or night death can come upon him. This would not be the end of life, but would rather be an entry into a new stage of life.

This is without doubt the greatest problem for every human being. Every man and woman must think more and more about this than anything else. In the stage of life to come, the person who has merit is successful. And the person who has no merit is a failure. Success or failure depends upon one’s performance in the stage of life prior to death and not in the stage of life after death.

The concept of death is in no sense negative. It is an extremely positive phenomenon. The concept of impending death gives man the incentive—without wasting a moment’s time—to prepare for his Hereafter. He should make the Hereafter his sole concern.