Man these days, on the average, often exceeds the three score and ten years’ life span, thanks to medical advances and a better idea of maintaining a balance in life. We try to avoid undue stress, eat healthier and keep to a regular exercise regimen.
Once you have acquired your academic qualifications, you begin to build a career, find a mate, get married and build a family. You and your spouse nurture the children, work very hard to educate them and to give them the best that you can afford.
When they grow up and leave you to build their own future, to begin the cycle you have just completed, you are finally left with time to do what you like. You have some retirement funds. Many would go travelling, to visit places they used to dream of.
Some would turn to religion and spend their time helping other people; others would embark on hobbies, gardening or golfing.
I wonder if they ever think of what the future holds for them. How many more years do they still have on earth? Are they prepared for the time of departure? Are their affairs in order so that family left behind would not be clueless over what to do? Have they left a will or will they die intestate, creating problems for their loved ones? Where do people go after death?
Death comes at a time that is most unexpected, even though a person may have been ailing for some time. So long as they are healthy and are capable of looking after themselves, most people would continue to do what they like best.
It would be good to know that one has made a difference when one leaves this earth, that one will be remembered for the lovely memories left behind.
