Death

Tring tring.
tring tring.

Hello !
How is Puja?
What???
Coming to India !
Already reached !
Less time?
Oh my God !!

Good evening dear Toastmasters and friends.

This was my brother in law who had called to tell me about the medical emergency in which my younger sister was. She had been suffering from a liver disease which had become chronic with time. They had tried getting her treated in London and Dubai and as the last option, had returned to India as Liver transplant was the last and only option available.  All other roads were closed and in case of non availability of a donor, the stark reality of Death was looming on us.

Death, my dear friend is a reality and a certainty and will happen to all of us. None of us can escape it but still, instead of enjoying our gift of life, we strive to find ways to ditch death. Believe me, it is not at all in our hands.

Death is a serious matter as I can see around. The sight of Yam, the Hindu God of death, sitting on a buffalo is terrifying to us. You might not agree when I share my thoughts on death. I feel it is liberating and peaceful.
Have you ever seen the relaxed expressions of a dead person? It is the process of dying which is painful and the pain lingers for a long time for the people who are left behind.

There are three kinds of death in the world. First is the physical death we all know about, second is when we are not enjoying the little pleasure of life and become serious at all times, we are actually only surviving, not living and the third and the final one is when there is no network, no signal. Some people feel as if their very breath has been snatched away and start reacting as if it is the end of life.

They say such nice things about people at their funeral that it makes me sad that I am going to miss mine by a few days. Woody Allen said that I am not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Let us enjoy life and embrace death as no one is going to write on your Epitaphs that he died because he did not forward the message to three groups and ten friends. What would Vinay Kumar's obituary look like "Vinay ko-mar Gaya"

Sometimes I wonder why there is so much aura around death.

Do you remember the famous death scene of "Anand" featuring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan.

BabuMoshaay.

I will not let you keep quiet, from last 6 months I am hearing your non-sense, you have eaten my head, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me.

BabuMoshaayyyyy.

Life and death is in the hands of God and none of us can change it. We are all puppets of Theatre and our strings are tied in the hands of God , when ? Where ? And who will die, no one can tell.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

In  Hindu mythology, there are three main Gods - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva . If Brahma is the creator then Vishnu is the preserver and Shiva is the destroyer but Shiva's destruction is not negative. It is a positive, nourishing and constructive destruction which builds and transforms life and energy for the welfare of the world. He destroys in order to revive and regenerate. Through destruction he facilitates smooth transitions from one stage to another. So, this means destruction is not always bad. Destruction of milk leads to Paneer. Golds turns into beautiful jewellery. Coal turns into diamond. Chicken turns into Murgh-do-pyaaza.

So what we perceive as end might not be the end, There might be more to it. There might be a new beginning , a new life after Death which we tend to believe is the ultimate end.

Friends, recently I had gone to a hospital and saw a very interesting poster which said, If you want to continue seeing beautiful girls even after your death, donate your eyes, A simple statement yet profound in its meaning.

Yes, my dear Toastmasters and Guests it is in our hands to turn destruction into creation, a new beginning, a new life and at least seven in this case. We own and possess our body parts, they are in our control and we can be pioneers in creating a wave of resurrection for those living around us and in need. We can donate what we possess, we can pledged our organs to give life to others when our own life is not anymore in our hands. This way, when we are no more alive, when we die, there would be at least seven people who can come to life, Yes, not one, not two but 7 individuals who will thank you throughout their existence. 2 eyes, 2 kidneys, 1 heart, 1 brain and liver. You can also choose to donate tissues and cartilage as well to help further more.

So friends, going back to that call I had received from my brother, I realised that death was staring at us largely at close quarters and we begged for a miracle to happen. Though we were all willing to donate our liver, our tissues were not matching. We had asked for help from everyone we knew. Then suddenly, we found our angel, a long lost friend who did not hesitate twice to donate his liver. He stepped forward to our rescue - Livers grow back - he told us grinning at our grieving expressions.

Prassi, Our God father, if I may say so, stepped in the right moment and saved my little sister. I remain indebted to him for life but that was not enough, I wanted to repay his kindness. How?

When I asked him, he said yes you can repay me but never in cash, only in kind. Pledge to donate your organs when you do not need them any more.
Dumb stuck, I never realised the importance of organ donation till that time. Had he not volunteered, I would have lost my sister. Indebted and obliged, I agreed to his method of repayment.

I came back and registered myself for organ donation. I have taken the first step forward and this decision of mine will save at least seven lives, seven families. When I am no more, I will continue to live through the eyes, heart, liver, kidneys and brain in others.

I ask you whether you too would like to be immortal?

If yes, then login to www.giftyourorgan.org and pledge your organs to help those many lead a better life and do it soon as who knows what tomorrow holds for us?