Are you ready to die? You ask anybody this question and they would only say and wish to live...

Why is everyone not ready to die and only want to live. Literally the meaning is not exactly as the question exacts a yes or no answer.

Let me introspect the question in another way. Most of or or most of all who are reading this should have gone through some level of education. Let's say a teacher wishes to hold a test for the students and wants to know know whether they are ready to take the test next week. Now most of the students would come up with an excuse something or the other to delay the test for some reason or the other. When we doubt ourselves we are not ready for anything whether it is test in a class or something else big in one's life. This is because we keep postponing things in our lives and when the time arrives like a thief then we come face to face with the truth. If a farmer or a gardener doesn't water the plants regularly then when it is time for harvest we won't be in a position to harvest the crop on time. Crops cannot wait to be watered to yield a good crop at the time of harvest.

We are trained from early times to finish our work on time. Seldom we pay attention to these little details which is a lifeline for our well-being and growth. Let me give you from a story an example of a boy who went from committing small crimes to big crimes when one day he was apprehended and sent to prison. When this small boy was making small...