Deep thoughts.....🤔 - by Abbas

Hi, Soul Anchor!Let me share a quick story with you.....An old man who had spent the greater part of his younger years impacting lives as a brilliant and compassionate professor was now nearing the end of his life. Day by day, as death drew closer and his body slowly began to lose its strength, people expected that the once vibrant, intelligent, and kind professor would become withdrawn and depressed as he counted the final days of his life.But the opposite was true.Even as he approached death, his heart remained fixed on caring for those around him. Whenever neighbours, friends, or family members sat beside him, he would gently ask, “Are you sure you’re fine?”And before they could quickly reply with the usual “I’m fine,” he would stop them.“Don’t just tell me you’re fine,” he would say with a faint smile. “You can tell me your problems. I may offer a little comfort. After all, I’m a dying man, I won’t remember anything you say once I’m gone.”And so, something remarkable began to happen.People who came to visit a man on the brink of death often left feeling lighter, stronger, and strangely encouraged. Even as his own life faded, he kept urging others to keep moving forward in a chaotic world.One day, a young man who had been watching this quietly finally spoke.“Don’t you feel sad that you’re dying?” he asked. “You seem almost unconcerned. It’s as though you don’t even care.”The old man smiled softly.“I have spent my life doing the best I knew how to do, impacting as many lives as I could. I’ve made people smile. My own life wasn’t easy, but I learned to find comfort and joy even in difficult seasons.“What hurts me the most now,” he continued gently, “is that I, a dying man, feel more at peace than many people who still have years ahead of them. Isn’t that strange?”The young man fell silent.In that moment, he realized the old man was right.Even he, with his youth and many years still ahead, did not feel the same peace the dying man carried. His mind was full of unpaid bills, expectations from family, pressure to succeed, unfinished dreams, the fear of failing, and the endless noise of trying to keep up with life.And yet here was a man whose life was almost over, sitting calmly in peace.As the young man walked away that evening, something within him shifted.For the first time, he began to wonder if the secret to living well was not found in having more years ahead, but in learning how to live the ones you have with purpose, gratitude, and peace.Because sometimes, the people closest to the end of life understand life the most. Written by : AKINSANYA. D. TUMININU(Abbas_Comforted)

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