It is not the end of the world, it's time for self reflection.

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As the world is severely hit by COVID-19 pandemic where almost every one is locked in their houses, I hardly could conceive  such a strange scourge befalling us unexpectedly. Sitting on my couch, an unwanted thought came to my mind "what if we are all going to die"?, Is it the doomsday or the end of this world as described in the Bible and Quoran? Without any answer to these alien worries, I remembered of an incredible piece of Stephen Covey I read which gave me a sense of death and swept away all my worries. We will certainly die(but believe me not of COVID-19) and that is nothing to be afraid of but the challenging part is -what will be your legacy after you have gone?.



The excerpt below from the book "The Seven Habit of Highly Effective People" challenges us to work on our vices and strive to leave a good legacy behind.


In your mind's eye, see yourself going to the funeral parlor or chapel, parking the car, and getting out. As you walk inside the building, you notice the flowers, the soft organ music. You see the faces of friends and family you pass along the way. You feel the shared sorrow of losing, the joy of having known, that radiates from the hearts of the people there.
As you walk down to the front of the room and look inside the casket, you suddenly come face to face with yourself. This is your funeral, three years from today. All these people have come to honor you, to express feelings of love and appreciation for your life. As you take a seat and wait for the services to begin, you look at the program in your hand. There are to be four speakers. The first one is From your family, immediate and also extended -- children,
brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents who have come from all over the country to attend. The second speaker is one of your friends, someone who can give a sense of what you were as a person. The third speaker is from your work or profession. And the fourth is from your church or some community organization where you've been involved in service.

Now think deeply. What would you like each of these speakers to say about you and your life? What kind of husband, wife, father, or mother would you like their words to reflect? What kind of son or daughter or cousin? What kind of friend? What kind of working associate? What character would you like them to have seen in you? What contributions, what achievement would you want them to remember? Look carefully at the people around you. What difference would you like to have made in their lives?

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  1. UnknownApril 20, 2020 at 10:08 AM

    This time will end soon what's important to day is be careful for the words of the day either can constructed you or destroyed you definitely what I can say on my side and as an advice is to stay positive minded until the end of this pandemic so that after everything you will recover easily

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