I guess scarier than death is the anticipation that leads to it. Living each day like it would be your last is supposed to be a good thing but that last day would also be full of fear because any second you could see Yamraaj climb down from the sky and take you away with him. Lately life just seems like one big last day...
A student in my college suicided because the administration harrassed him until he couldn't take it anymore, a batchmate passed away by slipping while crossing a river and hitting his head on a rock, there were blasts in Assam, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, there was mass gunfiring on the streets of Mumbai. These are only incidents that I have been a distant spectator to (through news channels), during the past few months. Life has become so unpredictable for every one. I guess if you really think about it life is always unpredictable. You never know when you can meet with an accident and loose your life. Come to think of it it really isn't that hard for the person who dies but for the people who he leaves behind to live without him or her in their lives. Accidents were always a part of the fear that one lived with everyday but today we have to live with a fear of being shot at or being blasted at any corner of the street. It has become difficult for us to even walk the streets of our city without receiving ten phone calls from our parents and family and friends telling us to hurry up and go home. But really is there any certainty that there isn't a bomb sitting ready to blast inside your very own residence. Really...in today's world anything can happen.
There was always the issue of Global Warming that all of us were aware about but never consciously did anything to prevent and now that it is finally here and we can see how the seasons are actually changing, we realise that we should have done something. Sometimes when the sky becomes dark and grey in the middle of spring it does feel like the world will end that day.
To make things worse man is fighting against man. Terrorism is growing and capturing so many innocent lives. It is robbing civilians of their family members and friends. What is the reason for these innocent people to loose their lives, nobody knows. It certainly wasn't their fault.
Life lately just seems like one long grey day. If you are careful enough to avoid accidents, then the terrorists may get you, and if you are lucky enough to escape them too, eventually the ice age will come and you will freeze and become a fossil anyway. There is really no way out. A few of us may be lucky enough to live a whole life and die when our skin cannot wrinkle anymore, for the rest of us, keep living with the hope that tomorrow will not be your last and with the gratitude that you are still alive. And if you actually do want to do something for mankind, save water and electricity and fight against terrorism. If you can't do that either, just spread smiles...you'll be making the world a better place. Take care...
