Today's topic is not so fun as you might have already figured from the title.
Death.
I dont fear death as its fate. everyone wikl die someday, but sudden death is just so hard to accept.
Today I woke up, opened FB to find my TL filled with Qur'an paragraphs, black pictures, talk about death and what not. I was taken aback and kept searching down the posts to find out what appened, who died, what was going on?
As I finally found that post with the black and white picture and the black ribbon on the left side my mouh dropped, my eyes opened wide and my vision got blurry with tears.
It was one of my school mates. he died yesterday in an accident. hit and run, I think.
I wasnt close to him, we havent even spoke to one another in 3 years since we left school but I knew he was a good person
Its funny cause we used to hate each other in primary school. up until we got to 8th grade really we couldnt stand one another for no reason. or maybe i just don't remember it but all i remember is that we didnt stand one another.
up until I heard the news that his father died in 8th grade. I felt bad for him and I kinda knew his father as he used to work with my dad so I stopped being mean and he did too.
We became like school mates. not like friends but just tolerated one another. I remember he came to play ball with us once and he was really polite and respectful. I almost hated myself for being mean to him.
Today, about 7 or 8 years later I woke up to realize he had died, with no warning, no illness, no nothing. he was crossing the street, got hit and died.
Subhan Allah, Life is just so short. one minute you are here talking to a friend and the next you might be gone.
It got me thinking of life. Am I ready for death? If god forbids something happened and I was next what will I say to allah?
Have I been a good muslim? A good human being?
How will people remember me?
Will they say I was a good person? will they make duaa' for me? or will they say I was a bad person? not worthy of a duaa'?
May Allah make our ending a good one. And provide us with someone to remember us with duaa' long after we are gone. Amin.
