Death doth us apart

My Neighbour, Mr. Agoram, passed away today morning. A Gentleman-par-excellence who was the lynchpin of our apartment left us without warning. He bid a happy goodnight the night earlier, but never came back to wish us a good day. All we knew was that he was found dead in the wee hours of the morning. That is all even his family knew. They went to bed together and in the morning, he was gone - lying alone in the hallroom.

Death is very strange thing. We never will understand death as much as we do life. Is death absence of life? Maybe... but, who can say with an iota of confidence that there is none after death. Anyway, that discussion comes to naught when we consider the ones who are alive. The ones who were dependent on the dead man, for their life. Life is so unfair that one person's death throws the life of the alive into disarray. When man just does not have any defence against death, it seem so very unfair and unpredictable. What is the point in living???

While the question of life itself comes to the fore, we start to think about our loved ones. The ones that will be left to fend for themselves when I am gone. It is my wife and the kids who come to my mind when I think about death. Have I done enough for them? Do I have enough time to do it? I don't know. Maybe, this is the wrong time for me to think about all these things. In a different perspective... when is the more critical time if not now?

Agoram was his name. Agoram means "ugly" but it was strange that the parents of such handsome person should name him like that. Maybe, they didn't want to spell out the obvious and wanted to neutralize the effects of bad eyes by naming him contrary to his looks. He was the healthiest in our apartment with a wonderfully disciplined lifestyle. He had two kids to whom he was more of a friend than parent. How difficult it might have been for his wife to have come out in the morning only to find the dead body of her beloved? God bless that family and take care of them.

Steven Covey writes about what we want people to say during our funeral. A man's character is apparent when scores of people visit his lifeless body to pray for a minute wishing for the soul to be at peace.  

May Agoram be the angel to safeguard his family!!!