Reflections of Life

Hope A luminous ray of light in a big room, full of darkness. A possibility that something good might happen, when all bad things come rushing at you. A feeling in our heart or soul that tells us to hold on, that the best is yet to come. This is what HOPE is. How does hope comfort you? It helps you survive through the difficulty. It gives you the strength to wake up every morning, not knowing what destiny has in store for you, but still gather the courage to face what has been written for you. Take an orphan for example. The child might have been in an orphanage since he/she was an infant. Or might have spent half of their lives with their parents, but unfortunately lost them in a possible tragedy. In either case, life becomes extremely hard to face. Just imagine, waking up every morning with the hope of having a better life, living with someone who will shower you with their love. The orphan may wish for a mother to cuddle him/her. Another prom...

Death Death is inevitable. It is a moment of remorse; pain of parting from someone dearly loved; sadness even though you know that now, that person is free from any worldly sorrows and cruelty. Every soul will taste death, even plants go through that process. It has been a tradition in certain cultures and religions that after a person’s death, family members mourn for 40 days. Now in the 21 st century, we are not sure if the 40 days of mourning is because the soul of the departed needs these number of days after its death to leave the Earth. But we do know, that it is the minimum time required by us to heal from the wound that has pierced us deep into our hearts and left a numbness. I overheard one of the videos on Youtube that my mum was listening to. The speaker was relating how death is a blessing in some way. He spoke on how to gather the courage to embrace death for our Maker is calling us back to the safety of His home. Every day of our lives we shou...