"Life is uncertain, Death is certain". This is a well-known saying in Buddhism. Knowing fully well that death is certain and is the natural phenomenon that everyone has to face, we should not be afraid of death. Yet all of us fear death because we do not think of its inevitability. We like to cling to our life and body and develop too much craving and attachment. A child comes into this world bringing joy and happiness unto all near and dear ones. Even the mother who had to bear extreme maternity pain is pleased and delighted. She feels that all the trouble and pain is pleased and delighted. She feels that all the trouble and pain borne by her were worth it. However, by crying the child seems to suggest it has its share of suffering for coming into the world. The child grows into an adolescent and an adult, performing all sorts of good and bad deeds. He grows old and finally bids farewell to this world leaving the kith and kin in deep sorrow. Such is the existence of a human being. People would try to escape from the clutches of death but no one is able to do so. At the moment of death, they have their hoard of acquired wealth, unduly worrying about the dear children surrounding them, and last but not the least, evincing concern over their own bodies, which, despite the care and attention, are worn out and exhausted. It wrenches the heart to separate from the body. It is unbearable though unavoidable. This is the way that most people take leave of the world - with means and groans. The pangs of death are considered dreadful, an attitude fed by ignorance.
Fear of Death: Men are disturbed not by external things, but by beliefs and imaginations they form of their lives and things. Death
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