loss of life

Linkin Park's "In the end" speaks a lot about life and death. In the lyrics it says, "I tried so hard and got so far, in the end it doesn't really matter". The song talked about love and trust yet that line says everything about what I was pondering on for weeks. Mind you, what I am about to write has nothing to do with love.

When we speak of death, it is the total and permanent cessation on all living organisms or simply, the person stopa breathing. Here's the thing, everybody dies because death is something that we can't hide from nor deny. The fact that we are still breathing today makes me think. "What are we here for?" this is the reason why Rick Warren wrote his book "The Purpose Driven Life". I read that book around 3 years ago and after reading the book I am still the same person before reading the book. Sadly, I was not moved by it maybe because my mindset 3 years ago does not reflect on what the book was trying to tell me.

"Death is inevitable" - we used that line in our radio commercial weeks ago and I can't help but not to forget that line because it was simple but very real. When I think about that line, I was thinking not to make anymore efforts in living since everyone is going to die in the end. But I was very foolish enough to think about that. A man is born hungry with what life has instore for him. He works hard. Conquer every fear. Make sins. But in the end, he can't carry his money in his grave nor his achievements. When he dies, he leaves. Family and friends mourn for the death making him the best human in the world. After all the attention, they slowly moved on thinking that they should live their life as well. All I know is that when you believe in God then life has a purpose. "People are people" a clothing line that talks nothing more about being mortal.

I guess, life is too short to be wasted. Benigno S. Aquino died for his belief that "Filipinos are worth dying for", Criminals die because of their faults, Suicide bombers die because he thinks that dying for his religion makes him a hero. While people who commit sucide makes it unfair for those who are terminally ill and fights for every air they can inhale. Life is unfair. So what's the point in living? You answer your own question.

After our finance class. My friends and I stayed in the classroom discussing about satanic acts, chips, and the end of the world. I was enlightened about our discussion because it makes sense that we understand that everything is temporary and that our life should be made up for God since he is the sole purpose of our existence.

As a Christian, we know that John 3:16 is the answer to our salvation. Fear not of death but to embrace it as a part of life. As one quotation says, "Don't take life too seriously, no one gets out from it alive".

So, have fun!