WE LIVE IN DEEDS.....

NOT IN YEARS

Human life is like a bubble which must burst after a brief while.
To every man, death must come sooner or later. The only
difference is that, to some is allotted a short span of life, and to
others a comparatively a longer one.
But whether one’s life is longer or shorter than another’s, really
matters a little, because our deeds and actions, not months or
years are the true measure of our life. Our real worth is to be
judged by the use which we make of our life, by the efforts which
we make to achieve the goal.
Men there are, who live only for themselves, they live an animal
life so to say, being more concerned with eating, drinking and
making themselves merry than with the higher purposes of life.
The coming and going of such men are taken no note by anybody.
They pass out of the world’s stage unhindered, unwept and
unsung.
Again there are men who dedicate their lives to a noble
object, to the service of mankind, who extend the frontiers of
knowledge and art, and advance the cause of culture and
civilization. Such men, serving as they do as an example and
inspiration to others, are the real salt of the earth. They do not
die. They continue to live not in flesh and blood it is true, but in
the grateful hearts of their fellowmen. By their golden deeds they
live more beloved in death than in life. The imperishable
footprints left by them on the sands of time make them immortal.
There is however, no universally acceptable standard of what is
great and good deed. According to the present times, influenced
by the materialistic standards of the west, men of high rank,
power and wealth are entitled to honor. Their achievements pass
for deeds.
But according to me the real worth of a man is measured by
intellectual, moral and spiritual standards regarded as truly great
and good.
It is the good deeds of such great men that shine in the world,
and it is because they so shine that these men live for a long time
even after their physical frames returns to dust.
Truly has the poet sung “He most lives who thinks most,
feels the noblest and acts the best"
When a man fulfils the noble mission of life, he lives a true life, no
matter whether he dies early or lives long. Life’s mission is not
simply to eat, drink and be merry. A man must have a noble form.
He must do something for the good of his countrymen and the
world. A self-centered man may be rich and may live long but
nobody cared to show any regard for him or remember him after
his death. So, long life should not be the only aim of our life. We
shall try to live long but at the same time we must make use of
our long life profitably. We must do noble deeds which will make
us immortal. In this world many great men died rather early in
life. During the short span of life, they did so much work for the
good of others that people cherish their memory even after their
death. Such a life is worth-living though it may be painfully short.
Such men gain immortality in their death. In the history of the
world there are many instances of such men.

An illustration of ideal life Sankaracharya died early.But his