A Great Exit

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.”