Today as I accessed my mailbox, mail from respected Venu amongst others caught my attention. The initial preview of the mail read, one of us has moved on …. my casual subconscious thought was, one of the Amarantosian had scaled a new peak and done something new. But, soon enough I realised, I was wrong & completely off the track.
Saddened to hear about Seema’s loss. My prayers are with the family.
NO OFFENCE INTENDED BUT SOCIAL POLITENESS APART;
I also wanted to gently ask about the phrase “darkest hour.” in Venu’s mail. Given that Atlantis, rather all batches at Amarantos are (in a way) trained to analyze multiple lifetimes and therefore encounter death regularly, could you help me understand the intent behind that phrase/wording?
My own view (even though appearing to be rude) is, if death is the ultimate reality then in that sense “death is/was born and death has died” …. Thus, there might also be room to rejoice in that truth, even while honoring the pain of loss.
I’m asking so that I can respond in a way that truly respects both the grief and this broader perspective.
As I write this post, some lines come to mind
Kyon sanwaree hai yeh
Chandan kee chita mere liye
Main koyee jism nahee hu
Ke jalaaoge mujhe
Raakh ke saath bikhar
jaaunga main duneeya mein
Tum jahan khaaoge thokar
Wahee paaoge mujhe
These lines are from the song ‘Meri awaaz suno’; almost in consonance with BG Chp 2, V 2.17 to 2.25