The Fire of Hell
The Lesson of Death
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THE LESSON OF DEATH
Man desires life, but, sooner or later, he has to come
to terms with death. Just as he is at the peak of his
career, death comes and shatters it all. Suddenly, he
has to face a world for which he has made no
preparation.
Man aims at establishing his own glory on earth,
but death comes and demolishes all the delusions of
grandeur which he had nurtured, teaching him how
powerless he had been before death. Man wants to
be his own lord and master, but his helplessness in
the hands of fate shows that he has no control over
his destiny. Man wants to satisfy his desires in this
world, but he is foiled by death, which teaches him
to seek in the Hereafter the gratification that
constantly eludes him in this world.
We must learn from death, for the secret of life is
hidden in the message it has to teach us. Death
shows us that we are not our own masters; that our
stay on earth is only temporary; that the world is no
place for the realization of our dreams. Death
