What is life, its meaning and all that

 

Goldie Harvey

 

She is young. She is beautiful. She is talented. She is hard working. She is full of life. She is on top of her game. She has been there. She has seen it all. Whatever one can use to describe someone that is hardworking, full of life, can be used to describe Goldie, but the real deal is that she is dead. The question is what happened? I initially did not want to post anything about her passing because it is very sad, but I decided to use the opportunity to do a soul searching of life. If people with such credentials can die then what is the need to aspire, what is the need for talent, what is the need for hard work, what is the need money, what is the need for fame which brings me to the mind burgling question of what is the need for life? If you say there is need for life because of some obvious reasons, then what is the secret of life? She is young, 29 years of age. I know we are not immune to death because people of all ages die. If she has died of old age, then there is something to hold on to (old age). If she died in an accident, then its accident, if she died of sickness, then I know it’s the normal or usual brief illness. But in this case nothing, just like that. I know a lot of people can kill to be where she has been, award winning artiste, TV personality, worldwide fame etc. She just got back from one the famous award ceremony in the world- the Grammy. It was on her arrival that she complained of pain in her head, which everyone who have had the opportunity to be on air for hours feels, the slight headache or jetlag and she went into coma and on getting to the hospital she was pronounced dead. JUST LIKE THAT

If you say it’s her fate, I do not agree that is true, if you say she in not born again, again I will disagree on that because a lot of born again believers die at their prime. If you say she does not have a personal relationship with God, is not of anyone to judge, thank God it’s called personal and not public relationship. When beauty, hard work, talent, money, fame can’t give you life, then what is all these things we chase? Why do we weak up every day to work? To make money? To make a name? To prove a point? Solomon, the wisest man ever lived before Jesus said all is vanity upon vanity.

As I was pondering over these things, I remember the conversation between Jesus and the rich young man. The young man came to Jesus and asked him, Master what will I do to have eternal life and Jesus asked him if he keeps the laws, the young rich man said yes, that he observes all the laws of Moses and Jesus told him if that is true, then he should go and sell all that he has and give to the poor and come and follow him. Is this the secret of life? What about the young talented Christians, pastors that are very zealous of the work of God who pass on at their prime? They gave up everything they have and dedicated their lives to the service of God? Is it that they are not truthful to the obvious eyes or is there something?

I really want to know! Please be kind enough to leave a comment.

Don’t be judgmental.