If you Remember death you will not Sin
Kabeer, we are puppets of clay, but we take the name of mankind. We are guests here for only a few days, but we take up so much space. SGGSJ
There once was a young student who went everyday to visit a wise and spiritually blessed old man. Each day after school the boy would visit and listen to the old man narrate the Gurus teachings and in turn he would help the old man with chores. The old man would always be very happy to see the boy. However one day the boy came to the old man's home as he did everyday.
Upon entering the old man summoned him to his side at once. The old man had a grave look on his face. After sitting the boy down he started
"Dear boy tomorrow you will die and visit me no longer, you will not see the sun rise, not hug your parents and siblings, not eat a morsel of food as this is your final day on earth."
The boy began to weep loudly.
"Why are you crying?" the old man said, "I told you, that you have the rest of the day to live, why don't I start our daily lesson?"
"Baba Ji, leave me be" cried the boy. "Let me say my final farewell to my family and friends, please."
"Very well" said the old man, "but remember you have little time left."
The boy raced home and told his family and friends the wise mans prophecy. Everyone wept and embraced him. After he could shed no more tears, he went to his bed room and began to watch the clock. "Only 6 hrs left to die," he thought to him self. Then only 3 hours left, then 5 minutes left and the old man came inside his room.
"Let us talk," said the old man.
"You want to waste time talking"? said the boy "I am going to die soon!"
"God can make anything can happen in a second and you have 5 minutes left so lets talk," said the old man.
"Ohh Baba leave me alone and let me die in peace. I am in so much regret of my past deeds!" cried the boy.
"Very well, but answer one question and then I’ll leave you alone," said the old man. The boy agreed.
"In this day did you slander anyone's name, speak unpleasantly to anyone, harm someone, lie, or commit any sin?" said the old man.
"No all I thought about was dying" said the boy.
"How can I do anything else?"
"That is the lesson I was trying to teach you" said the old man. The way you have not done anything wrong in the last 24 hours is the same way i have done nothing wrong in the last 46 years!"
Moral: the human body is a time bomb waiting to go off, we should jaap Naam as much as we can and not waste our golden chance of human birth in sins and maya!