Human Mortality and the Transience of Life
Human life is like a fleeting flash of lightning- illuminating the sky for a moment and then disappearing into darkness. How fragile our existence truly is often dawns upon us very late. Standing between the two extremes of birth and death, human beings run their race believing themselves to be immortal, but a single gust of time can shatter all such illusions.
We exist today, and may not exist tomorrow—this is the very essence of human mortality. Yet, we spend our lives trapped in ego, competition, accumulation, and conflict. Why does it take an accident, an illness, or the loss of a loved one to realize how limited and hollow life becomes when confined within the boundaries of “mine,” “me,” and “for myself”?
The transience of life reveals a profound truth—time never stops. Whether joy or sorrow, both are temporary. The things we struggle for today may appear meaningless tomorrow. This leads us to an important question: what are we truly earning in life? Wealth? Status? Or humanity, relationships, and inner contentment?
Nature teaches us continuously. Falling leaves, the setting sun, the flowing river—everything reminds us that change is inevitable. Still, we fear change, because it shakes our illusion of permanence.
Human mortality is not meant to cause despair, but to awaken awareness. It teaches us how to make the present moment meaningful. Speaking with love, forgiving others, laughing wholeheartedly, helping those in need—these are the acts that truly make life worth living.
In the end, it is not the length of life that matters, but its depth. What counts is not how many years we lived, but how we lived them. A person departs, but their actions, memories, and values remain behind.
In this fleeting life, only humanity is eternal—
When this realization takes root in our hearts, life truly becomes beautiful.
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