The end of the world

Before the so-called end of era comes, it has grabbed so many attention. Why? Because of the deep-down in our heart we fear of the coming of the death, and we are also intensely curious of what will happen when death really comes, and what will happen if we all died together? Will it really happen on us? We are frightened but somehow we want to know what will happen when the time comes.

However, when the so-called end didn’t come, we laugh indifferently and said, “ That’s not the end of the world! Hah! I knew it is just a joke.” We said this as if we will never die, as if we have forgotten uncertainties will wash anything away anytime. And today could be the end of the world for someone living on earth, so how can we say that this is not the end for him / her and how can we be sure our death is not near to us? That is such a great misinterpretation. However, if we are not aware of the fleeting of time, if we still continue in our circles of habits and worldly pleasures, no matter how long we live on earth, without realizing this life will still come to an end. And that time, we will experience the same kind of fear for the end of the world, and that is the real end to our life. If we never worked on our mind and explore the true nature of this world, how can we overcome the fear and pass away peacefully when you don’t know where you will be going? If we came to deeply realize that death is always our final destination, we might choose to live our life in a different way. If we know there’s life after this life according to Buddhist concepts, we will choose to do more good deeds to get more happiness and hope for a better life after this, or even better future. We will focus more on building our virtues and the inner qualities in us, because that’s the only thing we can bring away with us after our death. We will want to live happily right here and right now because there is no need to sit and wait for happiness in the future.  As the past has always past and the future never comes.

If we truly accept the fact that we soon gonna die and we don’t know when exactly we will die, we will live our life truthfully and prepare ourself to face death at anytime. This is not a pessimistic view, this is a realistic point of view. Imagine when we have overcome the fear and not to be bothered by the fear of death, does it still matter if the-end-of-the world come or not? 

If the end comes, let it be the end of our stupidity and wrongful acts. May we grow more wisdom and realise the true meaning of our life and the natural phenomena around us.

P.S. : in this piece, I have stopped being a perfectionist. Well that's my true voice from the heart. and I feel great!