39
to the nature of his efforts in the world. Death
is the final announcement of the termination of
the time allotted to him for struggle and
endeavour, and the afterworld is the final place
in which he will be able to experience the results
thereof. After death there will be no further
opportunity to struggle and it must be borne in
mind that the afterlife will never terminate.
What a critical matter this is! If only man could
come to a mature understanding of this before
he died. Becoming aware of the truth only after
death is too late, because his later realization will
be of no avail. There is no time then to consider
the gravity of one’s errors, no time for repentance
and certainly no time for expiations.
Mankind is oblivious of his destiny, while time
is pressing him with the utmost speed towards
the harvesting of his crop. He is busily engaged
in procuring paltry worldly profits, and
considers himself worthily occupied, whereas,
in fact, he is just frittering away his precious
time. He has before him a superb opportunity to
