Death

“The only thing constant is change” they said. I will do you one better, “the only thing constant is death“. The soul will always leave the body when it’s the appointed time. A bullet to the brain, a dagger to the death, thick concoction of poison, a fatal accident, a car bombing, drowning at sea, a plane crash, a terminal illness or just sleeping and not waking up. The heart will stop pumping blood, the lungs will stop sieving air and the brain will stop functioning. The body will die and the soul will leave the body.

No one knows their time of death. Even a patient diagnosed with terminal illness does not know to the exact day, hour, minute and second he/she would meet the end. No one knows the moment they will be acquainted with the Angel of Death. Death can come at any moment. Are you prepared?

We all plan for the future; I want to have a PhD before I get married, I need to buy my mother the latest Mercedes-Benz, I need to build a mansion for my father in Banana Island, a nice holiday in Bahamas. We are all moving towards the final destination but our speed is different. Death doesn’t post his schedules on blogs nor does he send “bulk sms” about the time the receivers will meet their end.

Death in itself is a reminder. Tomorrow is another day but no one knows if he’d be there to call tomorrow “today”.

I pray that the Lord Almighty forgive us all our shortcomings, grant us all our heart desires and the goodness of this world. I pray He grant us long life in sound health and strong eeman. I pray that He guides us to the right path and grant us Al Jannah Firdaus when the time comes.

Because the reality is that you can die before spelling D-E-A




©Ridwan Akinkunmi Ajagbe

“The only thing constant is change” they said. I will do you one better, “the only thing constant is death”.