FINALLY, IN THE GRAVE
Ultimate Destination
DESPITE our efforts and actions, one day we all will find ourselves in the grave. After we die, we will not take any of the things we have accumulated when we were alive.
Bill Gates, said to be the richest person in the world in terms of material wealth, makes this very telling remark:
I can understand wanting to have a million dollars...but once you
get beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.
No matter how big and lavish a palace you may live in, you can occupy just one room at a time. An emperor might rule over a huge empire, but he can sit only on one throne at a time. No matter how much material wealth you may have, you will take nothing at all of it along with you when you die and have to face the eternal Hereafter.
If you are aware of the Hereafter, you will realise that
if you lead your life in this world in the proper manner,
there is a limitless world that you can enter after your death.
From a worldly point of view, your final destination is your grave. But if you are aware of the Hereafter,you will realise that living a meaningful life would lead you to a world without limitations after your death.
Therefore, the wise thing to do is to make the Hereafter your destination, and not the material things of this world. Wise is the one who takes from the things of the world only that which is necessary and makes the Hereafter the focus of his efforts and hopes. This is true realism and wisdom.
Life’s Journey
Constructing a really solid foundation requires
a long period of time. You cannot have such a
foundation by just taking wild leaps.