A man died…
When he realised it, he saw God coming closer with a suitcase in his hand.
God: Alright son, it’s time to go.
Man: So soon? I had a lot of plans…
God: I am sorry but it’s time to go.
Man: What do you have in that suitcase?
God: Your belongings
Man: My belongings? You mean my things… clothes… money…
God: Those things were never yours, they belong to the Earth.
Man: Is it my memories?
God: No. They belong to Time.
Man: Is it my talent?
God: No. it belonged to Circumstance.
Man: Is it my family and friends?
God: No son. They belong to the path you travelled.
Man: Is it my wife and children?
God: No. they belong to your heart.
Man: Then it must be my body
God: No No… It belongs to dust
Man: Then surely it must be my soul!
God: You are sadly mistaken son. Your soul belongs to me.
The man, with tears in his eyes and full of fear, took the suitcase from the God’s hand and opened it…
Empty…
With his heart broken and tears flowing down his cheek, he asks God…
Man: I never owned anything?
God: That’s right. You never owned anything.
Man: Then? What was mine?
God: Your Moments.
Every moment you lived was yours.
Do good every moment
Think good every moment
Life is just a moment.
Live it…
Love it…
Image: A postage stamp issued by India in 1949 depicts the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. Bodhgaya in Bihar is the heart and birthplace of Buddhism as we know it today. The main Bodhgaya Temple or Mahabodhi Temple was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. The main Mahabodhi Temple Complex is home to the legendary Bodhi Tree, as well as the temple itself. Courtesy https://www.buddhiststamp.com/