Death - The beginning of Something

Allahu Akbar :.my eyes started to get teary, was she really dead, did she feel it coming, was it painful or was it easy.. Allahu Akbar : she looked so peaceful almost as if she was asleep, could she hear us praying on her, was she watching us now,  Allahu Akbar : was she happy, could she see heaven, how did the death angel (malak al mot) look like, Allahu Akbar: may Allah rest her soul in peace, may Allah forgive all her sins,may Allah have mercy on her,  Assalamu 'Alaikum waa Rahmatulah . and it was all over .It was the first time i could see the person being prayed on .. i fought off the urge to just bend down and shake her awake .it all felt like a strange dream that just couldn't be true. Finally it settled in , she was gone , she would never wake up again,  i cried for her family. i cried knowing that someday i would be lying there too with people praying over me . i cried thinking of where she was being taken to . i cried trying to imagine being put 3 feet into the ground , covered with sand , and then being left alone. I cried thinking of the pain of having your soul pulled out . I cried thinking of how her last few breaths must have felt...

Deep down inside we all know we are going to die someday, but we never really imagine that moment happening and we keep pushing the thought of it deep into the back of our heads. maybe we just think the lesser we think about it, the lesser the chances it will happen , or maybe just thinking about it would stir in us emotions of self- doubt and questions about our actions.we all forget that this life is just a passing . the real ending is that of the here-after. an ending that we have all heard of in its two forms. An ending that we can write and build up to. God has blessed us with the ability to make decisions, showed us the right path, told us about all the ways that would lead to a dead-end ..and left the choice to us . 

We all want a happy ending ,one with gardens of riches, rivers of honey, cups of gold and silver, and palaces that cant even be imagined so why not start making the right choices ..No one is too young or too gorgeous or even too smart for death , there is no time for death, any minute can be your last , and once it hits you there is no going back. its almost like a pop quiz that you have to prepare for , so when it finally does arrive you know you have done the best you could , and inshallah it will be good enough .
Alhamdulilah for all that we have been blessed with and Allahu Akbar .