A man who treats the joys and sorrows of life alike is one who knows no fear even at the time of death. If pleasure is a part of life, then death is equally a reality too. How well a man has understood this truth is seen in how he faces death. A man shows through his attitude to death the sort of man he is. If we can accept joy, why not face death also clamly?
Those who are constantly worrying about something or thinking whether others might deprive them of something can never know such an easy departure from this world.
There was a devotee who used to visit a sage every week. Once while he sat before the sage, meditating some people arrived to take his blessings. The devotee was now worried that if the newcomers seated themselves before him, they would hide the sage from his view. No sooner this thought occurred to the devotee than the sage said,"What does it matter what happens? What does it matter who comes?" That became a principle for the man to live the rest of his life by.
Whenever he was transferred, he would take the transfer keeping in mind the words of the sage. Earlier, he had been worried about the changes a tranfer might mean in his life. Now he was no longer worried. For he had learnt not to worry.
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