Picture of Life in the Window of Death

It's been quite a while since I posted my last blog. Back then, it was all about trying to get into shape and looking good in the eyes of others. One thing that I totally overlooked at that point was to have a logical purpose in doing what I need to do, which was to gain a healthy lifestyle. This practically never became more apparent up until last February 20.

In the middle of that fateful February 19 night, a text message from my wife's mom informed us of the sad state my father-in-law was in. I wouldn't go much into the details of the problem but the bottomline is that he did die the following day. It was a sad day, but being the optimist that I am, I found a couple of things worth pondering which I or the rest of those who reads these may find useful.

One thing is that you'll never appreciate life up until you start losing grasp of it. Most of us whine about our difficulties, either financial, psychological or emotional, during our stay here on Earth. Some even had the guts to give up and stop rowing through the rivers of delusion and heartaches. Nobody seems to understand that we are given these things because He knows we can carry the load. Lesson learned here is that we must accept the fact that life is full of hardships and pain, but that's exactly what makes it beautiful, it's not boring or monotonous, but rather full of struggle that challenges man to gain success and happiness.

Another key thing worth noting is the sad reality that people will talk about all of the good things you've done just when you're gone and unable to hear all of it. I don't know if it does any good to those left behind, but I find it funny, illogical, and a masterpiece of sarcasm. Saying good things and remembering the good deeds of the dead is not bad, it's just that it builds hype at the most uncompelling situation. Why not let people know of their good acts and even the bad ones while they're alive and able to hear it. Simple as it may seem, it brings a ton of joy and contentment to anyone who hears a compliment, it's some sort of achievement knowing somebody was happy with what you just did. Letting them know about their bad acts are good as well for they'll never grow and improve as a person without learning of their faults from others who don't share the same perspective that we have.

Lastly, let not it happen to anyone, that they learn these tidbits of wisdom just at the time when they can only see the picture of life through the windows of death.