Somewhere in August, before a class began, a student asked me why the young man died during the marathon?
She mentioned that he was so young and fit, that he trains.
As it is a class, and there were other participants around.
I told her about how the heart is a muscle, the workings of the heart and lungs, the circulatory system etc etc etc.
I did not tell her about Karma.
Neither did I tell her about the most important part :
That All of us die.
Young or old, Rich or poor.
Have you ever taken a walk in the park?
Or, take a look at the nature around you?
Do you notice that the leaves that fall on the ground are not just the brown and withered ones?
Some are green. Fresh green.
As long as we are born, we're subjected to the 3D's of life :
Decay, Disease and Death.
And that by the way, is also the reason why the young man died.
"Subjected to change are all the conditioned things.
Impermanence is the nature of All things.The moment we are born, we are already dead.
When there's life, there will be death.
It's only a matter of when, where and how it happens."
"Make an island unto yourself, strive without delay; Become wise.
Having removed all impurities and being free from all moral defilement's,
You will no longer be subject to rebirth and decay."
- The Buddha
"Those who are aware do not die.
Those who are ignorant are as if dead already."
- The Buddha
