A while ago, I came to know the death of an iconic man whose
genius gifted us jaw dropping gadgets. Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple is now
no more physically in this world, but he will always been remembered for his
landmark children-iPhone, iPad, iPod and many more. He will be missed for
unimagined imagination he showed in his job. All this post death respectful
condolence is a must part of each great personality who gifted the world
through their genius. Their lives are
marked with a great exit, like we all know what happened with Steve a couple
days before his death.
A friend of mine got a SMS early morning stating the death
of Steve Jobs. He was not aware Steve and his jobs. After reading some news articles, he said, “I don’t know who
he was, but I feel uneasiness for something. It may be not for his death but
for our death.” It was not so easy for me as well to understand what he meant. He
was right, do we think about our exit from this world? Have you ever thought
who will be missing your deeds after your death? Will you leave a heap of
memories and gifts that will be cherished by your family, society, country and
the world?
Once you learn how to die, you will learn how to live.
The great personalities from Mahatma Gandhi to Nelson Mandela,
from Swami Vivekananda to Einstein, their lives give a valuable lesson: live for
a great cause and plan your life for success of the cause. When you live your
life, plan how to live, deliver yourself before the world and exit the world.
Here, in this world of immortality, your end is more important than your entry.
Your birth is no longer considered to make you remembered even after your
death. Your life will be counted for what have you done during the period you
spent on earth.
People are respected for their great tasks no matter whether
they do it for themselves or for others. Many individual sports players played
for their whole life. They played for their immense desire to play and enjoy
the game, and they conquered greatest heights of success in their field. Some
people dedicated their life for the sake of country and society. Their
contribution finally caused some great inspiration, dreams and positive life
lessons. This is the essence of great life.
The following ancient Sanskrit saying précises the great
truth of living a great life:
“When you were born,
you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you
die, the world cries while you rejoice.”