Hands that Rock the Cradle

Death- This Five letter word is detested by everyone but every creature on Planet Earth has to make way for this inevitable thing to take its toll. It is silent, swift and triggers the END of Life in all living organisms.
Death and life are inseparable..
Everyone loves LIFE and Hates Death--- because LIFE is a ‘’BEAUTIFUL LIE’’ and DEATH an ‘’UGLY TRUTH’’.
The home where death Visits often turns into a nightmare for the other surviving members who seem to be lost in a time- zone and who try to move on keeping the fond memories intact .Of course the tacit moral support from close family members and friends is of utmost importance to reduce the grief.
While it may be unnerving for the loved ones to reconcile to the Grave fact of ‘’emptiness’’ it may be a blessing in disguise for the mentally ill, those laid low by incurable and de-capacitating diseases like muscular dystrophy ,alzeimers, cancer and the like. It releases them from the Pain and suffering and transports them to eternal bliss which they so craved for, prior to the illness setting in.
People who have encountered NDE – or near death experience as they call this unusual phenomenon tell of some powerful light that explodes before them and the entire Life – incidents and events move in front of them like a movie in fast forward mode. Science is yet to prove or dispel the facts about NDE but some things as they say are beyond the borders of any logical explanation or scientific exploration.
They say that the soul is Pure and in- destructive like an atom molecule and reincarnates in a different form in a different body.
Even Siddhartha before getting enlightment as Gautam Buddha was deeply saddened by the sight of a funeral procession and went on to seek the answers for the cause of suffering that one has to undergo in different stages of Life before culminating in death.

Now for the twist in the tale…….
The above paragraphs had been ironically written in Jan 2012 and for some strange reason I could not write and finish off the topic. Was this some sort of premonition? Honestly I am still searching for the answers. Fate had it that I have to use it as some sort of obituary for my mother who passed away suddenly and inexplicably on 02nd March 2012 leaving back only fond memories to fall back on. The woman who guided and prodded us since childhood faded into oblivion forever. Struggling throughout the night with my brother keeping vigil, she breathed her last almost in his arms. Her lifeless face sported a slight grimace depicting the pain she had gone through the ill–fated night.
While taking her for the last rites her head tilted to our side perhaps by the bumps on the road and the face looked astonishingly serene and calm. She looked very peaceful and the face also sported a wry smile bidding a farewell to us forever. The Change in the facial expression would remain entrenched in our hearts till eternity. Perhaps she has rejoined her loved ones who had predeceased her and will be hopefully at peace with herself after completing her limited journey on this mortal planet.

Today on my birthday (15th March) I am missing the ooh so tender and loving hands that ONCE rocked my cradle and finally made me a Person that I am, today.

Twain shall meet at the end of my lifespan, one day to be with you forever………..