The Utterances of a Peculiar Mindset

In the Mahabharata, the most celebrated epic of the Hindus, several great men were requested to answer a significant question: “What is the most wonderful thing in this world?” Various answers were given but they were all found unsatisfactory.
However, the answer by Yudhishthira was accepted. “Every day animals and human beings pass away but we don’t think of death; we think that we shall never die. What can be more wonderful than this?”. This answer is relevant even today.
While all of us know that we will die one day or the other, most of us live as though we are going to live forever. Although nobody really knows for sure which will be the fateful day of our life, we all live as if we are certain that we won’t die today! We live in complete negligence of this fact that death could be waiting to meet us at any point of time.
This may appear like a pessimistic note of death. But the fact is that this reminder can also be the most zealous glorification of life. Yes, death is a fact that can add greater meaning to our lives than we can ever imagine. If we understand that death has the most unplanned plan, planned out for each of us, we will perhaps at least make an effort to plan our lives better! After all, Kya pata Kal Ho Na Ho!
Starting today, live life as if it is all going to be over tonight. Treat everyone you meet with care, kindness and all the understanding you possess.. Kya pata Kal Ho Na Ho! Do everything you really want to do today itself. Watch the sunrise in complete admiration, as though this is last sunrise you are going to watch. Eat well, as though there is not going to be another meal. Perform all your duties earnestly, as though this is your last assignment. Learn as much as you can, as though you are learning the last lesson of your life. Love every person you meet, as though you may never meet them like this again. Laugh and smile as much as you ca, as though you won’t get another chance to express your innocence. Kya pata Kal Ho Na Ho!
Life is indeed, a set of fleeting experiences. Before most of us even realize that we are living, life gets over! Let every moment be a celebration of love, happiness, knowledge and life. Invest yourself completely in the art of living. Most people live as if they are going to live forever. Let us try to live as if we are going to die today. Let us pack as much as we can into this one day – today! Live life one day at a time. Live each day as if it is your last day on this planet. Let not the future haunt your efforts. Let not the past steal your time. Always remember that this time is limited and any moment could be the last. Make the best of each and every moment. Thus, let the context of death add life to your life. Kya pata Kal Ho Na Ho!