The only equalizer in life is immortality.

(listen to “Get by - Twalib kwali” while reading this post”)

It has been one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of mankind. It has been pondered by every single soul on this planet but yet we feel completely invisible or immune to it. If you have not caught on yet ( by the title of this blog ), I am talking about death. Death comes in all shapes and sizes, circle, rectangles, oblong, sometimes fast and quick to the point and sometimes painfully slow. The bottom line is we never get used to it and nor we appreciate the time that we have been given in this world by a god or if you are an agnostic - a superior being.


This past weekend, a person who I knew by association got in an accident and was killed. I will make the details short and straight to the point. Going about 120km/h on north america’s busiest highway ( HWY 401 in Toronto) at rush hour and slamming into back of the truck. His funereal services were held yesterday (Monday march 20 2006).

It is almost surreal what has happened, I had to pinch my skin at the funereal to realize that this was not a dream. This could not have happened to me! Sure, I always hear these stories in the news but this could not be happening to me. Death.. what is Death? Have you ever heard of it? This is a new subject to me ? How could this happen in a split second.. This must have been organized or pre-planed. Death isn’t supposed to happen out of nowhere.

Well the truth is that in the life that we lead (most north Americans), we are always busy. Wake up…work..home..eat..sleep… little leisure time with the family. We have intertwined our lives with superficial beliefs or materialistic values. Always wanting more! Well I am not saying it is bad to want more but truth be told we are never content or satisfied with what we have on our plate or what is in front of us. We leave no room for death or the acknowledgement that one-day we shall fall into the deepest sleep from which we shall never awake.

If there was a clock, which was placed in front of you, a clock lets say which has a countdown to your death. I am pretty sure you would realize or regret how much of your time has been spent and you would start utilizing the time you have to bring you the most joy or feeling. Would you tell someone that you love him or her more? Squash an old conflict that you have? Make mends with people in your life? Help someone live their life in a better way?

Another question I will leave you with, Why is it that we need death or some thing soo life altering to make positive or proper changes?

You are already here so you can start now.

Life is way to short, so live long and enjoy each second.

Another day, Another post.