“Everyone who is born must die. This is the only truth beyond all doubt.”
We live our lives chasing dreams, collecting things, fighting battles, but in the end, death comes for all. The emperor who ruled with power and pride, and the beggar who begged for bread under the open sky, both meet the same end. No one escapes.
So what is life really?
Some say — “we live to survive.”
Others say — “we live to succeed.”
But I say — we are here just for a while. Till the time comes.
This life is timepass.
The Illusion We Call Life
Even knowing death is certain, we act as if we’re here forever. We fight over land, over relationships, over money and pride. We lose sleep protecting things we can never truly own. Isn’t it strange? We forget that one day, all of this — our worries, our victories, our names — will fade into silence.
What we call “mine” is not really ours. This is the maya — the great illusion — of life. We hold on so tightly to what is temporary. Sometimes, we even take lives or end our own, for the sake of things that are dust in the wind.
We All Feel the Same Emotions
But look closely, even the emperor cries, and even the beggar laughs.
Joy, sorrow, anger, love, the emotions are the same. Only the triggers are different.
No one is spared from pain. No one is denied moments of joy.
Rich or poor, famous or forgotten — we all carry the same beating heart.
We are all playing our parts in this grand play of life. And just like actors, we leave the stage when our role is done.
So What Should We Do?
We should live — yes — but not with ego.
We should love — but without attachment.
We should work — but without greed.
Let us live this life as graceful timepass — with kindness, with awareness, with lightness in our hearts. Let us not be trapped in the illusion that this world is forever, or that we must fight for every piece of it.
Because when our time comes — and it will — the only thing that will matter is not how much we had, but how truly we lived.
Hold things lightly. Walk gently.
Speak truthfully. Love deeply.
And remember:
This life is not yours to keep. It is only yours to live — fully, mindfully, and with peace.
Unmukt 