Life and Death….a part and parcel of every living  being  on this planet….The two most important  situations in everyone's  life….But then why Life is given more importance  than Death???I always  wonder…So today I would  like to share my thoughts  on this…

P.S: No intentions to hurt anyone's  sentiments.  Its completely  my personal  opinion. 

So yes. When a new born arrives into home we all celebrate  it with so much enthusiasm.No doubt it's one of those moments  in life which cannot be compared with any other happiness.  We feel so blessed, everyone becomes so happy and there is another level  of excitement  and enthusiasm  everywhere.  

However  when a Death happens  in the family we all get suppressed by the shadow of gloomyness and pain. It is definitely  not easy to accept our loved ones separation at any point in life. Because  we human beings  have emotions,memories, feelings attached  to that person. And it pains all the more when the death is a sudden,untimely and  unexpected  one. We suffer from trauma and stress. But it's all normal. Sometimes  we really  cannot control  our emotional responses.

But what bothers me is that why Life is given so much importance and attention  than Death. I think everyone of us know that we have  to complete  this cycle. So Life and Death is any which ways inevitable.  So if we celebrate  life happily we also need to accept  and respect  Death strongly.  At the end of the day even if you have lost the most closest person  in your life…after a month or so you get back to your routine.  As life must go on… you can't continue  to be in grief for rest of your life. No doubt you remember  and miss that person  at every occasion  thereon but u don't  stop living  right??? And it's absolutely  ok to live your life the way it was after someone's  death. 

Sometimes  I really  don't get this Hindu concept of "Sutak" wherein a family  of the deceased is deprived of all happy moments,like they cannot attend  any family functions, they cannot eat non veg ,  they cannot celebrate  festivals,they cannot offer prayer to God,etc…Why do we need to do these things??? When a baby is born in the family we light up a diya and offer sweets to God for the good news. Then why do we keep God in dark when we have a death in the family.  What is God's fault in that?? It's a life cycle  which even  he cannot  avoid right??.. then why to punish God?? Instead we should  pray to God  for the life after death of that departed soul. 

Also putting  restrictions  on family members is so humiliating and unfair. The one who had to go has already  gone. So why should others stop living  the life as they are still alive?? How does it help the person  who is already  lived his life and gone?? Would he/she like it if they realise that because  of their death their family  is meant to follow such social  restrictions???

So moral of the story  is I feel that we all should  have big enough hearts to accept  the death and move on in life as usual as we celebrate Life!!!!!

Happy Reading!!!

Regards,

Apurva