ALL THERE IS IN LIFE IS VANITY || GRANNY'S DEATH!
What is life, and what is the purpose of being here? I've been thinking about it for a while, trying to figure out why we have to come to this world only to die after a few years. To add to our curiosity, we have no idea where our consciousness will be when we die. What happens to it?
When it comes time for us to pass away, do we ever get to see the person we once lost so many years ago? When we pass away, does our consciousness go to the same place? Or do we simply pass away and rebirth? Science has not been able to fully address many questions, but when we look at religion, we find some answers that cannot be verified as being true or false.
We are taught to believe only in things that we can touch, feel, and can be scientifically proven as science students. Because I was also raised in a religious environment, this does not lead me to believe that there is no such thing as an afterlife, Heaven, or Hell.
The article's primary goal is to answer my own question: Why do we live? Why don't we arrive in this world with a manual in our hands explaining that this is our calling and what we must do, making life easier for us and removing the need for us to second-guess our actions?
But this is actually a good thing. Each of us can decide what we want and who we want to be. We are not treated like robots, and our future is in our own hands. But because we are only human, we experience confusion, seek approval, fail, make errors, and sometimes we don't end up doing things correctly. Even a few end up lost for good.
My grandmother, who was 98 years old, had her funeral yesterday. The truth is that it has been so long and her first child is nearly 80 years old that they are unsure of exactly how old she was. She had a happy and long life.
Yesterday, as I gazed upon her lifeless body, I was brought back to a time when she was still alive. My mind began to wander, and I pondered the location of her consciousness at that moment. Since we will eventually leave this world, I was wondering what good it would do to come here.
I felt really emotional and tear was about to drop from my eye and then I remembered: "oh shit, I am in front of everyone." I decided to MAN UP! and not cry then leave before I end up embarrassing myself in front of everyone.
Then it dawned on me that life is pointless and empty, and we shouldn't live as though our current possessions will survive our death. and when we pass away, everyone forgets about us and goes about living their own lives. Next, the cycle repeats.
LIVE THE LIFE YOU HAVE NOW! ALL THERE IS IN IT IS JUST VANITY...
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Man is a helpless being and cannot solve everything with his mind. With faith in Allah, all questions can be answered.
Yeah, we don’t have all the questions and only the one above that has it.
Oooh they said men don't cry
All there is in life is vanity of sincerely and a pursuit of the wind. When air can't go out and come into our system that ends the matter. Wish to use what I have in a worthwhile way.
Am so sorry for your loss may you find comfort in him that gives.
I wish you 150 years for greater work awaits you
Smiles! Thanks so much for your comments. True life is vanity and we should make use of what we have left worthwhile.
if during our life we have many treasures of course many people will pay attention to us, but after we die, all forget us after all the treasures we leave are spent by them, this is the cycle of life where when we die there is nothing we can do to take it and it's just empty as you say, and actually we live to die, and now we're preparing some things for us to take there with us, and also for us to leave in the real world as an inheritance for the living.
Hmm! Maybe we came to this world to learn whatever life teaches us which are abstract while those concrete items cannot be taken.
So sorry for your loss but its a celebration of life and one well spent... That age is a powerful one, survived through all obstacles with lovely children and great grand children... there is always a destination and timing to everyone's life we have to live the best
Yeah it is a celebration of life. She’s a great grandmother already. She lived a good life. I was one of her favorite grandchild.
thats beautiful, I was her favorite too she passed on two years ago... a big celebration indeed, its not easy..
At all, it's not easy.
Sorry for your loss by the way 😪.
I already guessed she must have lived a good life seeing the man her favorite grandson is becoming.
Lol 😂.
Why are you laughing? Smiles.
My condolences man. Your grand mother did live a very long life and if there really is anything like an afterlife, I’m sure she’ll be enjoying there as we speak.
Hopefully she would be enjoying at the moment. Thanks so much for the comment brother!
That was a content full of self reflection . Indeed all is vanity and I have to live my life now having in mind that I owe not my life and death can even visit at any time . Is a whole lot of gentle reminder and self examination for me .
Your grandma's death is a celebration of life and I tap into this blessing. May she find rest in God 🙏
Yeah! Death can come anytime. I am glad my content was a self examination for you! Happy you liked it!
I should be able to prepare a content in relation to this topic tomorrow. Hopefully I would have time to connect to my feelings.
My mother was buried on Tuesday and she was 54, and everything you felt seeing your grandmother buried was what I felt x10, but then, the futility in life doesn't still stop us from struggling to make money and have a good time. Sometimes, some of life's harshest realities are what we realize during funerals.
Bro! I know it would have hit you harder because you are an orphan now! I can only imagine how you must have felt. The whole pressure and everything. You be MAN brother!
Sorry for your loss bro. Getting emotional and shedding some tears make you more human. Especially when you lose a loved one like your grandma. It's totally okay, doesn't matter irrespective of your gender. Our societies teach men to be strong and cold hearted but that's not right imo.
That's absolutely how it should be. Our purpose is to be happy and make others happy. We have one life. YOLO. Make the most of it. ✌️
Yeah Men are not to be seen in tears but they forget we are human as well.
Yeah what else do we need to do in this world than to help the other human we can assist.
Nothing beats having life , once there is life there is hope they say . Having long life is a different ball game entirely as it is not everyone that’s capable of having it . Sorry about the loss of your grandmum , always remember the fond memories as memories don’t leave like people do .
The wisest king said he has tasted of all the good that this life has to give and they are all vanity, vanity upon vanity, all is vanity.
It's a good thing your grandma lived for such a long time, the question you should ask yourself is, what was her legacy for you? Did you learn something from her life? In every funeral, the biography of the deceased is always read and that is because they want those that don't know the deceased to have a glimpse of how they lived their lives. I pray her soul rest in peace.
You have so many questions and all of the answers are in the Bible. The Bible advised us that it is more better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, do you know why? Have you ever been in the place where everyone is happy and thought of dying? The answer is no and even if you did, you will quickly shake it off your mind. But when you are at the place where people are mourning, you get to think of your own life, how it's going to end just like you did at your grandma's funeral.
The Bible warned that we brought nothing to this world and we will take nothing out of it too. No matter the wealth, the fame and power we acquire while on earth, non of that will be able to save us on the day when Christ shall come again. The only thing that can save us is our works, the things we did while we had the life we were given.
I love how you concluded, "Live the life you have now, all there is in it is indeed VANITY. It's not bad to cry for the one you loss, but don't cry like someone that have no hope, that's what the Bible says.
Wow! This is really thoughtful of you. She was a nice woman, she loved God and can pray for 24hrs if she’s given the time.
I appreciate your comment so much!
Wow, that's so impressive, I hope you learned sha? 😉
I'm sorry for your loss @starstrings01. I know how you felt because I also lost my father last February. The pain is still there and there are times that you didn't noticed that the tears are falling voluntarily in your cheeks. Accept my condolences for you and the rest of the family.
We came in this world with nothing so we will go back in the ground with nothing too. Death is something that everyone should expect and it will come most of the time unexpected. No one can stop it even you are the most rich and most powerful in the world.
When people die, his love, his thoughts and everything will die with him. He is now unconscious and will never see or hear anything.
If you you believe in the Bible, when she is good enough and you will live according to the will of our creator, then you will have a greatest reunion in the resurrection morning when Jesus comes again.
I am so sorry for your loss babes, she has lived a good life.
Yh she did. Thanks dear
You are welcome
I really can't agree any less. We humans feel too important and easily forget how fleeting our lives can be, easily taken away! Marred with uncertainties!
While she could be said to have lived a really long life by today's standards, we still feel the absence, because nothing in our genes suggests that we shouldn't live forever. But while conditions remain the same for now, we just won't stop sharing condolences. Accept mine please!