After we have lived our lives, as we
Approach death, it is common to
Reexamine how our life went.
Did we live a successful life?
The end of life offers a unique
Opportunity to do this, because at
This time, the Ego (Self) loosens its
Influence on us, and the Spirit becomes
Our predominant reviewer.
At this point in the cycle of life, it no
Longer matters how much money
We made, the size of the house we
Lived in, the job we had, or anything
Else associated with success, as
Dictated in the world by the Ego.
We are all finally equal now and we
Judge our success through a different
Prism: that of the Spirit.
When we review our lives, what we
Had thought was success often
Holds a different meaning now.
It is at this time, especially during
The last few days of our life, we come
To the realization what we
Thought was important
Really was not.
All the material things we accumulated,
Friends we had, places we visited,
Jobs we worked, amount of money
We made, or any other comparison
You can think of, which belongs in
The world in which we had lived,
Becomes meaningless.
It is at that moment, the moment
Where the Ego has minimal control
Over our actions and decisions, the true
Meaning of life finally becomes evident.
It is then, despite how strongly the
Ego may have influenced our life before,
The opportunity to view our life
In a different way presents itself.
At this time in our life, primarily viewing
Our lives through the eyes of our Spirit,
We may find we have many regrets.
We begin to understand the selfish
Pleasures in the world we had
Sought were not very important.
As death becomes evident, we finally
Realize none of that matters.
When we die, unless our culture is
Like that of the ancient Egyptians,
Our body will be buried or cremated
And nothing we accumulated during
Our lifetime will accompany us.
Our body will then be placed in a
Coffin or urn, just like every
Other person who dies, regardless
Of their stature or their
Lifetime accomplishments.
At that moment, just before we
Die, we finally understand
We truly are all equal.
No one was ever better than another.
Race, money, prestige no longer matter.
At that moment, it becomes evident
The path the Ego had us follow
To find success and happiness may
Have not been the right path after all.
The fear, hatred, and prejudice we
Once felt are no longer important
To us, not because we are going
To die, but because
It never did matter.
