Это мой любимый кусочек из Махабхараты, и мне просто хотелось, чтобы он был в моем дневнике)

Yaksha: ''What is most wonderful?''

Yudhishthira: "Day after day countless creatures are going to the abode of Yama, yet those that remain behind believe themselves to be immortal. What can be more wonderful than this?"

/Yaksha Prashna (Mahabharata, Aranyaka-parva)/

This question and answer is often quoted by people. If we ponder upon it we know, what Yudishtira says is the greatest truth.

If we look back into our lives, till now how many people have left us? Around us how many people are dying in accidents, natural calamities, diseases? We feel sorry for them and for their families.

Have we any day thought that our life will also end some day? If we have thought, how far have we acted upon it? In what way are we going to live this life which is limited? How best we can use this valuable human birth?

In this world nobody wants to die, even at the age of 90. They spend a lot of money to save themselves from the hands of death. At the age of 90 also, there is no contentment in life and desire never leaves.

dhinamapi rajani, sayam pratha,
 sisira vasanthou punarayatha,
 kala kreedathi gachat yayu,
 sthadapi na munjathyasa vayu

Day and night, dawn and dusk, winter and spring, again and again come and depart. Time sports and life ebbs away. And yet, one leaves not the gusts of desires.

/Bhaja Govindam, by Adi Shankaracharya/