The Unawareness of Death

People remain unaware of death, becoming aware of it only when the Angel of Death comes and by taking away their soul, forces them to enter into the post-death world. Wise is one who awakens from his slumber and prepares himself for gaining entry into eternal Paradise.

People are dying every day. Every day human beings hear the news of death, but it is strange that no one thinks of his own death. He knows about the deaths of others, but he does not see himself as one who must eventually die. He remains completely unaware of his own death. What is the cause of his lack of awareness? The fact is that one who is knowledgeable is so because of his thinking. Knowledge flows from man’s thinking. You cannot be aware about what you do not think about.

Man is able to focus only on immediate compulsions because of his limitations. The human condition is such that people are engaged in worldly relations at all times. All they can think about is their personal matters.

This being so, human unawareness goes to the extent that even when people see a dead person in the graveyard, they continue to think about their worldly affairs. At present, the use of mobile phones has increased the unnecessary engagement of most people. Every man has to face death. But the consciousness of death can only come to one who can think of death by detaching himself from worldly affairs.

The thinking of people is specifically limited to their worldly affairs and relations. The issue of death does not penetrate their consciousness at any time. This is the reason that all men and women remain unaware of death, even when they see people dying every day. They become aware of the event of death only when the Angel of Death comes and by taking away their soul, forces them to enter into the post-death world.

We need to awaken from our slumber and prepare for gaining entry into Paradise.